She was born March 20, 1953 in Maryville, Tennessee to the late James R. and Daisy Pauleen (Dyer) Perkins and she has been a resident of this area since 2015 moving here from Georgia. She was a Human Resources Director for The Pantry. Gail was of the Christian Faith.

Survivors include her husband, Ralph T. “Ted” Roccagli; daughters, Andrea Cleveland of Lake Wales, Florida ; son, Tony Millsaps and his wife April of Brownstown, Michigan; step son, Vincent Roccagli of Buford, Georgia; step daughter, Katie Roccagli of Las Vegas, Nevada; sons, Jeff Hicks of Gainesville, Georgia, John Hicks of Buford, Georgia; brother, James Perkins of Lake Wales, Florida; 5 grandchildren, Amanda Scharer (Angela) of Romulus, Michigan, Kenny Millsaps of Brownstown, Michigan, Rainey Lowe of Lula, Georgia, Schwana Hicks of Gainesville, Georgia ,Tristin Millsaps of Brownstown, Michigan

Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, January 21, 2019 at the Marion Nelson Funeral Home with Rev. David Durham officiating.