Mrs. Bertha Mae Berry
May 14, 2015
Mrs. Bertha Mae Berry took a heaven bound flight from labor to reward on Thursday, May 14, 2015, from Columbia, South Carolina following a period of illness. Mrs. Bertha Mae B. Berry was born on December 24, 1933 to the late Floyd Barber and the late Rozell F. Collins in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
She attended the public schools of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County and graduated with honors from Old Salem Girls College in 1955 with a Business Degree. She was a faithful member of Zion Memorial Missionary Baptist Church. And she maintained an unwavering faith in God throughout her life.
Mrs. Berry retired from Kayser-Roth Corporation after 38 years of dedicated service to the company. She then went to work for nine years at Lankford Security.
Those family members who remain and who will forever cherish loving memories of “Bertha Mae” include her son, Frankie L. (Delores) Barber; grandchildren, Tionia (Linard) Daniels, Frankie Barber, Jr., and Jennifer Scales; six great grandchildren; two sisters, Almeana Lyles and Loretta Jackson of the city; two brothers, Jerome “Toney” Griffin and Ron and Elbert “Toby” Green; stepfather, Wilson Collins; four aunts, Mable Barber, Catherine (Roger) Greer and Barbara (MC) Winston, both of Taylors, SC and Helen McBee of Charleston, SC; a goddaughter, Jamie (Anthony) James; godsons, Fred and Frank Black; several nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
A Memorial Service will take place at 3:15 pm on Saturday, June 6, 2015 in the chapel of Clark S. Brown and Sons Funeral Home. The family will greet friends forty-five minutes prior to the service, at 2:30 pm in the chapel.
For a copy of the funeral program, click here
She attended the public schools of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County and graduated with honors from Old Salem Girls College in 1955 with a Business Degree. She was a faithful member of Zion Memorial Missionary Baptist Church. And she maintained an unwavering faith in God throughout her life.
Mrs. Berry retired from Kayser-Roth Corporation after 38 years of dedicated service to the company. She then went to work for nine years at Lankford Security.
Those family members who remain and who will forever cherish loving memories of “Bertha Mae” include her son, Frankie L. (Delores) Barber; grandchildren, Tionia (Linard) Daniels, Frankie Barber, Jr., and Jennifer Scales; six great grandchildren; two sisters, Almeana Lyles and Loretta Jackson of the city; two brothers, Jerome “Toney” Griffin and Ron and Elbert “Toby” Green; stepfather, Wilson Collins; four aunts, Mable Barber, Catherine (Roger) Greer and Barbara (MC) Winston, both of Taylors, SC and Helen McBee of Charleston, SC; a goddaughter, Jamie (Anthony) James; godsons, Fred and Frank Black; several nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
A Memorial Service will take place at 3:15 pm on Saturday, June 6, 2015 in the chapel of Clark S. Brown and Sons Funeral Home. The family will greet friends forty-five minutes prior to the service, at 2:30 pm in the chapel.
For a copy of the funeral program, click here