Patricia Peck Perry, 93, of Columbia, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015. She was born in Eau Claire, WI to the late Guy S. and Martha Butler Peck. She met her husband, the late Col. Eugene M. Perry, at Ripon College in Ripon, WI. After graduation she taught biology in Shakopee, MN. Patricia enjoyed being involved in the Retired Officers Wives' Club and Windsor Lake Garden Club. She was a patron of the Town Theatre, State Museum, and the Riverbanks Zoo. She attended Forest Lake Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by her daughter, Patricia K. Perry of Austin, TX; her son, John M. Perry of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren, Allison, Elisabeth, Christopher, Miles and Savannah Perry; and daughter-in-law, Margo H. Perry.

In addition to her parents and husband, Patricia was preceded in death by her son, G. Michael Perry; sister, Sarah J. (Peggy) Garnhart; and brother, George S. (Bill) Peck.

A service will be held at two o'clock on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext. The family will greet friends prior to the service beginning at one o'clock. A burial will take place at Greenlawn Memorial Park.

Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society, SC Division, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210; South Carolina ETV Endowment, 401E. Kennedy St, Suite B-1, Spartanburg, SC 29302; the American Macular Degeneration Foundation, P.O. Box 515, Northampton, MA 01061; or to a charity of one's choice.