James Ray Perkins  Jan 11, 1951 – Jul 10, 2019

James was born on January 11, 1951 and passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Jim graduated from Hickman High School in Columbia, then continued to pursue his love of learning at the School of the Ozarks, studied drafting at Linn Tech, and attended Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. James Ray Perkins Heartland Cremation and Burial Society Heartland Cremation James Ray Perkins, age 68, of South Bend, Indiana, passed away July 10, 2019 at Boone Hospital in Columbia due to complications of a stroke. Donations to the American Diabetes Association in memory of Jim are appreciated.