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Mary Elizabeth “Peggy” <I>Willard</I> Berry

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Mary Elizabeth “Peggy” Willard Berry

Birth
South Carolina, USA
Death
4 Aug 2020 (aged 85)
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Bethel, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.0945311, Longitude: -78.716332
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Mary Elizabeth “Peggy” Berry 85 of Whiteville died Tuesday August 4, 2020 at the V.A. Medical Center in Durham.

Mrs. Berry was born in Union, SC on March 22, 1935 and was the daughter of the late Oliver Wendell Willard and Nellie Toney Willard. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jack Berry on March 11, 2020. She was a U.S. Air Force Veteran which during her time of service she was a flight nurse. After her service with the Air Force she continued her career as a registered nurse as well as a nursing instructor at Southeastern Community College and Bladen Community College and was very instrumental in starting the nursing program at these schools. She served in her community with the RSVP and Community in Schools. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church of Clarendon.

She is survived by two daughters, Jackie Williams and husband Mark of Whiteville, Tracey Chadwick and husband Barry of Whiteville; four grandchildren, Colton Williams and wife Krista, Zachary Williams and wife Erika, Charlotte and Carson Chadwick; a brother in-law, P.K. Blackwell of Statesville; sister in-law, Sherrie Wolski of Orlando, Fl.

Funeral services will be held Sunday August 9, 2020 at three o’clock in the afternoon at Bethel United Methodist Church, 2733 MM Ray Rd., Clarendon with Pastor John F. “Ricky” Parker Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethel Memorial Cemetery.
Mary Elizabeth “Peggy” Berry 85 of Whiteville died Tuesday August 4, 2020 at the V.A. Medical Center in Durham.

Mrs. Berry was born in Union, SC on March 22, 1935 and was the daughter of the late Oliver Wendell Willard and Nellie Toney Willard. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jack Berry on March 11, 2020. She was a U.S. Air Force Veteran which during her time of service she was a flight nurse. After her service with the Air Force she continued her career as a registered nurse as well as a nursing instructor at Southeastern Community College and Bladen Community College and was very instrumental in starting the nursing program at these schools. She served in her community with the RSVP and Community in Schools. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church of Clarendon.

She is survived by two daughters, Jackie Williams and husband Mark of Whiteville, Tracey Chadwick and husband Barry of Whiteville; four grandchildren, Colton Williams and wife Krista, Zachary Williams and wife Erika, Charlotte and Carson Chadwick; a brother in-law, P.K. Blackwell of Statesville; sister in-law, Sherrie Wolski of Orlando, Fl.

Funeral services will be held Sunday August 9, 2020 at three o’clock in the afternoon at Bethel United Methodist Church, 2733 MM Ray Rd., Clarendon with Pastor John F. “Ricky” Parker Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethel Memorial Cemetery.


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  • Created by: John Evans
  • Added: Aug 8, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214200264/mary_elizabeth-berry: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth “Peggy” Willard Berry (22 Mar 1935–4 Aug 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 214200264, citing Bethel Memorial Cemetery, Bethel, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by John Evans (contributor 47071981).