Fredda Gay Perry

Fredda Perry, age 76 of Purcell, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2025. Fredda Gay McClain was born June 22, 1948 in Duncan, OK, the 3rd of four children born to Clayborn Ray McClain and Juhree (Williamson) McClain. She was raised in Fox, OK where she attended school, graduating with the Foxes Class of 1966. Fredda attended Murray State College for two years and then continued her education at East Central University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She started teaching for Jay Public Schools, and it was here she met a fellow teacher named Ron Davis. Ron and Fredda married February 27, 1971 and eventually settled in Purcell, where Fredda taught at Purcell High School for three years. They welcomed a daughter, Rhonda, in 1974 so Fredda stepped away from teaching. Some years later, she started working for Louie Beck, an Attorney and CPA in Purcell. Fredda learned so much from her experience there. She worked as a paralegal, in real estate and also in accounting, and she went on to achieve her license as a Certified Tax Preparer. Fredda owned and operated her own tax preparation business before retiring. In 1998, after Ron’s untimely passing, Fredda married Lural Perry, also recently widowed. The lifelong friends married in 1999, and the two families were joined together. Even in retirement, Fredda stayed busy, looking for ways to serve others and her community. She was active in Kiwanis and served in various capacities. She also served as the director of Purcell Senior Citizens’ Center for ten years, a perfect job for her as she had so much love to give and was thrilled to spend every day bringing joy to and loving on the senior citizens community. She enjoyed quilting with her local quilting group, and also loved traveling, especially going to Branson. She was an avid sports fan and loved anything and everything to do with her OU Sooners and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Most importantly, Fredda was a woman of great faith. She was a longtime member of the Free Will Baptist Church in Purcell, where she played the organ and served in any capacity, she was able, and was actively involved with the FWB Oklahoma Women Active For Christ (OWAC). She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and a true friend. She was preceded in death by: husbands, Ron Davis and Lural Perry; son David Perry; parents, Clayborn and Juhree McClain; brother, Bernie McClain and brothers-in-law, Carroll Milner, Wes Brown, and Larry Davis. Fredda is survived by: her children, Rhonda Pierce and husband Mark of Fenton, MI, Mark Perry and wife Stephanie of Marlow, and Brad Perry of Ardmore; sisters, Fran Milner of Purcell and Nancy Brown of Yukon; sisters-in-law, Sheila Davis of Trophy Club, TX, and Linda Latham and husband Gaylord of Amarillo, TX; 7 grandchildren, Britton, Madison, Lauren, Zachary, Patrick, Kirk and Ian; lifelong friend, Claire DeVore of Huntsville, TX; dearest friends Aletha Lydick, Barbara Gunter, Pauletta Price, Regina Hayes, and a host of other family and friends, including her adopted family, the Sunset Estates Staff and residents. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Friday, March 21, 2025, at Little’s Chapel. Burial will follow at the Hillside Cemetery. www.wilsonlittle.com

Fredda Gay Perry

June 22, 1948 - March 15, 2025