Mr. Fredrick Berry's Obituary
Born February 20, 1927 in Natchez, Mississippi and was reared in Tensas Parish, Louisiana
Died October 11, 2013 in Dallas, Texas
Mr. Berry is survived by his son John F. Berry and wife, Peggy, of Tyler; daughters Diane Berry Hays of San Antonio, Patricia Berry Meyer and husband, Beau, of Garland; grandchildren Parker F. Berry and wife Rachael of Katy, TX and great grandchild, Emma Ruth, Anne Berry Schultz and husband Drew of Dallas, and McNeilly Katherine Hays of San Antonio;
twin Brother Burton Berry and wife, Mary Kathryn of West Monroe, Louisiana
Mr. Berry is preceded in death by his wife Joan Noyes Berry; father Burton Wesley Berry; mother Katherine Smith Berry; sister Elizabeth Berry Lynch; brothers Burton Oliver Berry, Edward Y. Berry; and his son-in-law Bill Hays.
Mr. Berry graduated University of Texas at Austin in 1955 with Bachelor of Business Administration Degree. He worked with his wife, Joan, in founding and operating Berry Transportation, Inc. Mr. Berry was a member of First United Methodist Church where he was a member of the Henry Foster Sunday School Class, member of Rotary Club of Longview and other civic organizations.
Fred was a loving husband, father and grandfather, and a great friend to many people. He was a man of highest integrity, faithful to God in all things, and he loved to hunt birds with his son, grandson and friends near Goldthwaite, Texas. He and his twin brother were survivors of the great Mississippi River flood of 1927, where, as babies, they floated in a basket on the high waters, prodded along by their older siblings. Fred was reared on the Wavertree Plantation in Tensas Parish, where he and Burton raised cows, helped on the farm and got into a little trouble from time to time. Fred served in the U S Navy during the end of World War II, serving on the U S S Duluth as it left China at the end of the war.
Interment will be held at Rosewood Park Cemetery at 12:30 p.m., Monday, October 14, 2013, with a memorial service to follow at First United Methodist Church, Longview at 2:00 p.m.
The family extends their grateful thanks to the members of the Henry Foster Sunday School Class and the staff of the Plaza at Edgemere in Dallas, where Fred had received excellent care and assistance for the past four years.
Memorial donations to First United Methodist Church, Asbury House, Margaret’s House, through Beacon Hill Hospice Foundation, or the charity of one’s choice.
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