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Wall of Witneses

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When you drink from the well, remember the well digger.
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Roy "Snake" Whyte
​1907-2000
musician
Blues/Jazz/Gospel musician and songwriter, formed the Doo-Dads of the Diddy-Wa-Diddy.​
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Cornelia Bulkley
​1904-1998
Educator
Graduated from Perry High School 1921 taught in Iowa schools for more than 44 years
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John Turner
​1910-1998
Educator
Son of a Coal Miner, Teacher for 45 years in Dallas County
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Dallas "Pete" VanKirk
​1939-2016
BLUE COLLAR ADVOCATE
Under Pete's management Progressive Foundry more than tripled in size
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VT "Snick" Hamlin
1909-1993
cartoonist
Perry native, created Alley Oop in 1929, featuring a caveman living amid dinosaurs
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Earl Green
​1913-1991
Milwaukee Union treasurer
Worked for the Milwaukee Road for 33 years.
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Betty Mae Harris
​1895-1971
Dancer
Traveled the world as a skilled dancer and teacher of dancing; operated a dance studio in Perry and Boone for 40 years.
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Virginia Ebba Olson Green
​1920-2012
pERRY pEOPLE cONNECTOR
Wrote letter and connected people all over Perry
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Eugene Hastie
​1890-1983
HISTORIAN
Founded the Dallas County Historical Society.  Opened Forest Park in 1953.
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Charles Joy
​1906-1986​
attorney-Ambassador
Grandson of one of Perry's original Families.  Practiced law for more than 50 years.
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Horace Lewis
​1905-1984
chaplain
Pastor Bethel Baptist Church for 32 years.  Worked at Dallas County Hospital for 16 years
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Michael S Kanealy
1937-2012
Business Owner
Instrumental in Fundraising efforts to continue to have Fourth of July fireworks in 80's.
​Owner of Michael's Pub where "everybody knew your name" for 25 years
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William McLuen
​1832-1930
Pioneer Family
Perry's Second Mayor and signed the town's articles of incorporation.
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Dan Marburger
​1967-2024
Educator
Principal of Perry High School for 27 years
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Flora Bailey
​1871-1952
Librarian
First Librarian at the Carnegie Library staring in 1904 and continuing for 41 years
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Celeste Council
​1882-1969
Popcorn
50 years of 5 cent Popcorn
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Willis "Willy" Leon Tudor
1926-2002
Socializer
Life long Perry resident, Willy could not talk or hear but knew everyone and greeted them with a wavy, a smile or a bow.
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Eleanor "Ellie" Wojan
​1926-2022
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Educator
First Non-Catholic teacher at St Pats.
Know as "The good witch on the Hill"
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Jim Walstrom
cOMMUNITY ORGANIZER
Co Founded the BRR ride 
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Fred Melick
1885-1972
Postman
Perry's first city postman when city mail delivery was instituted in Perry on March 1, 1908
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C. Durant Jones
​1875-1966
jONES nORMAL cOLLEGE fOUNDER
Founder of the Normal College in Perry (Teacher college)  a social activist who supported the cause of Prohibition.
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Nora O'Malley
​1884-1921
Founder
Nora worked to get a Catholic school in Perry.
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Agnes Heightshoe
​1874-1948
Educator
Taught at Washington Township school in late1890's.  Principal of Perry Schools for 21 years and Superintendent for 12.
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James Haas
​1922-2017
Banker
Banker for 41 years and WWII Vetern
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Alan Hall
1933-2016
Educator
Charter Member and board memer Perry  Fine Arts Association. 
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Hazel Purviance
​1905-2005
Century Farmer-traveler
Born in rural Washington Township. Educated in a one-room school and life long farmer.
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Ned Willis
​1921-1998
Attorney
Ned is a direct decendent of Harvey Willis a Perry founder.  He was a B-25 Piolet during WWII Earning the Flying cross and the  Silver Star.
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W.H. Osmundson
​1885-1972
Business Owner
Industrialist Farm tillage tools.  Kentucky Derby Colonel.
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Lee Wiese
​1904-1984
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Philanthropist
Perry's most Significant Philanthropist of past 75 years
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