Denton, Texas Johnnie Perkins Decatur ... Johnnie Gordon Perkins, 83, of Decatur died Friday, Jan. 21, 2000, in Decatur. He was born Nov. 6, 1916, in Alvord. He married Vernell Phillips on April 15, 1934, in Waurika, Okla. He was a retired dairy farmer. He was a charter member of the Fundamental Baptist Church of Decatur. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 24, at Coker Funeral Home Chapel in Decatur with Wilbur Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery in Decatur. Pallbearers will be Stephen Perkins, Daniel Perkins, John Perkins, Don Perkins, Larry Phillips and Ken Dickson. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today, Jan. 23, at the funeral home. Survivors include his wife of Decatur; two sons, Max Perkins of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and Garry Perkins of Decatur; one brother, Leon Perkins of Decatur; one sister, Billie Mae Mormon of Chicago, Ill.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.