Willie Berry

Willie Doyle Berry, 91, of Mineral Wells, passed away Sunday, December 20 2009 in Mineral Wells. Funeral services will be 2 PM Saturday at the Central United Methodist Church with Rev. Barry Holmes officiating. Burial will be in the Woodland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 PM Wednesday at the Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Chapel. Mr. Berry was born July 19, 1918 in Texas, the son of William David and Sally Millsap Berry. He married Patricia Louise Jones, November 21, 1944 in Charleston, SC and she preceded him in death December 11, 2008. He moved to Mineral Wells in 1945 and was a member of the Central United Methodist Church. He was an accountant and a member of the Texas Association of Public Accountants, the Optimist Club, and served on the Palo Pinto General Hospital board for eight years. He was a five year veteran of the United States Army, serving during WWII. Survivors include his daughters, Gloria Wright and husband, Homer of Garland, Susan Beamon and husband, Frank of Mineral Wells; son, Bill Berry and wife, Jane of Mineral Wells; 12 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; sister, Lucy Cooper of Hamlin; numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters.