Berry, Virgil Vern

1894 - 1980  (85 years)

• Name	Berry, Virgil Vern
  Birth	1 Sep 1894	Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BERR.V001
  _FGRAVE	75799962
  Death	31 Mar 1980	Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I49853	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Berry, John Ogden,   b. 28 Jul 1862, Clay County, Illinois d. 30 Jul 1947, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Robards, Susan Olivia,   b. 1869   d. 16 Nov 1937, Richland County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F17984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johnston, Catharine,   b. 26 Sep 1898   d. 19 Jun 1975 (Age 76 years)
  Children	> 1. Berry, John Ogden 'Jack',   b. 25 Dec 1929, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 27 Jan 2013, Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F17985	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Sep 1894 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 31 Mar 1980 - Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Virgil Berry, 85, Olney, and a resident of the Lawrenceville Methodist Village, died at the Lawrenceville Monday evening. Graveside services for Mr. Berry will be at the Crest Haven Memorial Park with Pastor Phil Gardner presiding. Mr. Berry was born in Clay County on Sept. 1, 1894, son of John O. and Susan (Robards) Berry. He married Catharine Johnston on May 11, 1918, and she died on June 19, 1975. He was an Olney Township road commissioner for many years, and city of Olney street foreman. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He is survived by a son, Jack of Media, Pa.; a daughter, Mrs. William (Charlotte) Bosson of Phoenix, Ariz.; a brothers, Robert of Hutchinson, Kansas; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, a brother, Russell, and infant brother, and a sister, Mrs. Lottie Poff. From obituary in The Olney Daily Mail