When Lester Edward Perry was born on 27 October 1911, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, his mother, Ida Thomas, was 19 and his father, Ira Perry, was 20. He married Wilma Irene Werner on 31 March 1934, in Steuben, Indiana, United States. He lived in Oakland, Michigan, United States in 1920. He died on 20 April 1986, in Clallam, Washington, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Mount Angeles Memorial Park, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, United States.