Virgil Harrison Berry, I

1910 - 1957  (47 years)

• Name	Virgil Harrison Berry
  Suffix	I
  Birth	2 Feb 1910	Fire Creek, Fayette Co., WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Jul 1957	Danese, Fayette Co., WV   [2]
  Burial	31 Jul 1957	Harrah Cemetery, Backus, Fayette Co., WV   [2]
  Person ID	I10666	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Marion Lewis Berry,   b. 24 Oct 1877, Meadow Creek, Fayette Co., WV d. 5 Apr 1948, Fire Creek, Fayette Co., WV (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Ethel Ray Haley,   b. 16 Feb 1888, Pulaski Co., VA d. 2 Jul 1959 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1903  [3]
  Family ID	F4725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida Vermont Higginbotham,   b. 30 Mar 1926   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	4 Jan 1946	Thurmond, Fayette Co., WV   [4]
  	The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 11 January 1946 Miss Ida Vermont Higginbotham and Mr. Virgil H. Berry, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Berry of Fire Creek, were married Jan. 4 at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Everette R. Richmond of Thurmond. For the ceremony, performed by Rev. W. H. Foard of Beckley, the bride chose a powder blue frock, black accessories and corsage of red roses. Mr. and Mrs. Richmond were attendants. Young Mrs. Berry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Higginbotham of Fire Creek, is an alumna of Mt. Hope high school and is an employe of the Fayette Co. board of education. Mr. Berry served for 29 months overseas and was recently discharged from the Army.
  Children	1. Susan Rae Berry   2. Virgil Harrison Berry, II
  Family ID	F4751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Notes

  The Raleigh Register, 31 July 1957 Last Rites Set For Virgil Berry DANESE (RNS) - Funeral services for Virgil Harrison Berry, 47, of Danese will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday (DST) in the Green Valley Methodist Church with the Rev. Paul Gravely and the Rev. Thomas Akester in charge. Burial will follow in Harrah Cemetery on Backus Mountain. Berry died Monday at his home. Death was attributed to a heart attack. The body was to be removed, from Wallace and Wallace Funeral home in East Rainelle to the residence at 11 a.m. today and will be taken to the church one hour prior to the funeral.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1085] Young American Patriots, World War II, West Virginia, (Richmond, VA: National Publishing Co., 1946). [S912] Obituary: The Raleigh Register, Beckley, WV. [S698] Information from Virgil H. Berry. [S777] Newspaper Announcement: The Charleston Gazette.