Bonnie Lou Berry (1934-2006)
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Posted: 03/14/06 - 11:00:24 pm EST
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After a long illness, with family by her side in King's Daughters Medical Center, Bonnie went to be with the Lord.
Mrs. Berry was born in Chester, Pa., raised in Ashland, Ky., the daughter of the late Henry and Julia Woyda Collinsworth.
She is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Robert T. Berry Sr. Together they raised two sons, Robert T. Berry Jr., who passed away in 2001, and Stephen C. Berry and his wife, Pamela; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; 25 nieces and nephews; 41 great-nieces and nephews; and five sisters and two brothers, Norman Collinsworth of Ceredo, W.Va., Joan Vounderheide of Arizona City, Ariz., Phylis Clarke of Tallahassee, Fla., Patti Williams of Sumter, S.C., Donita Cox of Ashland, Jeff Collinsworth of Catlettsburg, Ky., and Betty Ratliff of Ashland.
She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, where she served as past president of the United Methodist Women. She was a member of the handicraft club, the auxiliary of Gideons International and the Golden Oldies.
Bonnie was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister. The most important thing in her life was her family. She will forever be missed.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Steen Funeral Home-Marshall Steen Chapel in Ashland.
Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to steenfuneralhomes.com.