SOUTH FULTON, Ga. - A South Fulton family is celebrating a major gift this Veterans Day after the Tunnel to Towers Foundation paid off their mortgage in honor of their fallen loved one.

The Perryman family says the life-changing surprise gives them peace of mind as they continue to heal from their loss.

"I was just like, really, you chose us? It was like my Christmas present, my birthday present," she said. "It just didn’t matter because it helped me realize that I don’t have to have the pressure of that anymore."

What we know:

Elaine Perryman and her husband, fallen Army Staff Sergeant Lloyd Perryman Sr., bought their South Fulton home nearly 15 years ago. She became the head of household in 2021 after her husband died from a pulmonary embolism.

"March 29th, we got the call, and I

See Full Page