of Bartlett, TN

August 14, 1936 - November 28, 2018

Lillian "Pinky" Irene Perk, n'ee Norris, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at her home in Bartlett, Tennessee. She was 82. A native of Cobb Island, Maryland she grew up on the Potomac River and married a Cajun, Anicet (AJ) Perk, who had relocated to Maryland to work for the US Navy. She and AJ were married for 53 years and had one son, Kevin. She moved to Bartlett to be close to her son and daughter-in-law who reside in Memphis. She was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker, loved crab cakes, flower beds and making sumptuous desserts. She will be remembered for her firm but loving nudging, her coconut cake and for telling AJ to "get that damn dog out of here!"

She is survived by her husband, Anicet Joseph (AJ) Perk, her son Kevin Perk (wife Terron Perk) and one sister, Jean Carder. She was preceded in death by her father Andrew Norris, her mother, Lillian Norris-Sterbanis, her step-father Steve Strebanis, her brother Robert (Bobby) Norris and her sisters Ann Oliver and Mary Hill.

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