Richard Berry Obituary

BERRY, Richard FLORENCE - A memorial service for Mr. Richard Wesley Berry, 85, husband of Charlotte Leitner Berry, will be at 2:00, Monday afternoon, October 3, 2005, in the Chapel of United Methodist Manor of the Pee Dee. Committal will be at 2:00, Saturday afternoon, October 15, 2005, at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Columbia. The services will be conducted by Chaplain Ann Ayers and Chaplain Mark W. Rogers-Berry. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to UMCOR Hurricane Relief, c/o Central United Methodist Church, Post Office Box 87, Florence, South Carolina 29503, Attn: Wanda. Cain Funeral Home is assisting the family. Mr. Berry, of Florence, formerly of Columbia and Myrtle Beach, died Friday, September 30, 2005, at United Methodist Manor of the Pee Dee. He was born June 26, 1920, in Sedalia, MO, to the late Russell and Miriam Wales Berry. He was a long time member of Trenholm Road United Methodist Church, Columbia and Surfside United Methodist Church, Surfside Beach, before joining Central United Methodist Church in 2004. Prior to his retirement in 1981, he was an engineer with Southern Bell, now BellSouth. Mr. Berry served for many years as Treasurer of the Alston Wilkes Society. He served in the United States Army in Europe during WWII. Among his survivors, in addition to his wife of 63 years, are: daughter, Salley B. Davidson of Florence; son, Rev. Richard W. (Chris) Rogers-Berry, of Summerville; brothers, Russell H. (Enora) Berry, Jr. of Wilmington, DE and Dr. Robert E. (Margy) Berry of Roanoke, VA; grandchildren, Jennifer M. (Adam) Lewis, Amanda F. Martin, Rachel B. Rogers-Berry, Mark W. (Betsy) Rogers-Berry, David R. Rogers-Berry and several nieces and nephews. An online guest register is available on the obituaries page at www.cainfuneralhome.com. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.