Albert "Butch" Hardy Perry, 72, of Manchester, passed away Friday February 24, 2017 at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, surrounded by his family.

Born March 13, 1944 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Albert and Mary Winifred Hardy Perry. He was the husband of Lynne Milan Perry, his wife of 34 years.

Mr. Perry served in the U.S. Navy. Prior to retirement, he was the director of operations for Nottingham Management. He was a member of Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church in Parkton. He was a handyman and enjoyed fixing things. He was very mechanical.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are son, Brian Perry (Shawn) of Baltimore; daughters, Dana Lynn McCabe (Brad) of Carnation, WA, Erin Lutz (Steve) of Reisterstown and Amanda Brennan (Doug) of Millers; sister, Mary Strow of California; 12 grandchildren; and his former wife, Linda Ocampo of Belair.

He was predeceased by a son, Joshua Swain and sisters, Elsie Jacobs and Dorothy Louey.

The family will receive friends Wednesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Eline Funeral Home, 934 South Main Street, Hampstead. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 2 at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, 2533 Mt. Carmel Road, Parkton with Rev. Scott Shumaker officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Parkton.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, 2533 Mt. Carmel Road, Parkton, MD 21120.