Icel Belle Perkins

April 14, 1917 - August 06, 2016

Icel was born in Berkeley, CA on April 14, 1917 to William Edwin Clark and Icel Lee Weakley Clark and passed in Spokane, WA on September 6, 2016. She met and married her love Ray W. Perkins December 20, 1935 in Vancouver, WA. Places Icel resided included Portland, OR; Springdale, WA; Mead, WA; Spokane, WA; Ripley, WV; Tacoma, WA, and Poulsbo, WA. Icel loved sewing, playing cards, gardening, baking and crafts. Her greatest joy in life was participating in the lives of her family. She loved being present for all the major and minor events of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Icel offered her energy and creativity to Eastern Star, Ladies Oriental Shrine, Amaranth, Cootiettes, and many other service organizations throughout her life. Icel was a loving, generous, motivating force in all of our lives and she will be deeply missed by everyone who was touched by her dancing spirit, which lives through all of us. She is the fountain of love, caring and support that will continue to flow throughout the future generations. She is survived by her three daughters: Barbara Gaines, Betty Argraves, Beverly Gaines; eight grandchildren: Ray, Carri, Betty Anne, Guy, Jennifer, Angela, Beth, Scott; 22 great-grandchildren, and 21 great-great-grandchildren; as well as her sister, Rose Allard. Preceding Icel in death are her husband, Ray W. Perkins; brothers: Harold, Ralph and Bud Clark; and her sister, Babe Brown. We will be celebrating the Life of Icel Belle Clark Perkins on Saturday September 24, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. in the Sunset Chapel, Fairmount Memorial Park, 5200 W. Wellesley Ave., Spokane, WA 99205. In lieu of flowers please donate in memory of Icel Perkins to: Horizon Hospice, 123 W. Cascade Way, Spokane, WA 99208 (509)489-4581.