Barbara Ellen (Sebek) Perkins of Houston, Texas passed away on December 24, 2020 at the age of 73. She was born on August 7, 1947 to Jerry Sebek and Willa Mae (Ingalls) Sebek in Houston, Texas. Barbara graduated from Spring Branch High School in Houston, Texas. Her favorite hobbies were camping, fishing, dancing, cooking, traveling, and dirt track racing where she won her last race when she was pregnant with her middle son, Lamar. Barbara enjoyed family gatherings and loved her dog “Chico”. She was of Christian faith.
Barbara is survived by her 2 sons, Chris Dutcher and wife, Annette of Ganado, Texas and Lance Graves of Geln Rose, Texas; 7 grandchildren, Justin Hahn, Candice Quick, Darah Ottis, Kassidy Dutcher, Lexi Dutcher, Dillon Gaves and Crystal Graves; 5 great-grandchildren and 1 brother, Darrell Sebek.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jerry and Willa Mae Sebek and her son, Lamar Allen Graves.
A “come and go” visitation will be held on Friday, January 1, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home. Only a limited number of guests will be allowed to enter the funeral home facility at any one time to maintain social distancing.
In support of our local, state, and federal govt including CDC directives and to protect the physical health, safety and well-being of our community, only a limited number of guests will be allowed to attend the Funeral Service.
A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas. The service will also be live streamed at TJMfuneral.com on Barbara’s obituary page by clicking on the following link: https://celebrationoflife.tv/blog/barbara-ellen-perkins. After the service, the recorded live stream will be available for viewing at the same link location.
However, when the maximum number of guests are reached, those who would like to honor Barbara and show their support to her family may remain at the funeral home in your vehicle, where you can watch the live streamed service on your personal device (laptop, tablet or smartphone) or listen through a designated FM radio channel.
Following the funeral service, a procession will make its way to Ridgeview Memorial Park for a committal service where all are invited to attend the committal service maintaining social distancing or you may remain in your vehicle. You will be able to listen to the service through speakers set up at the gravesite.