David Franklin Berry

BERRY, David Franklin, of Madison, died Thursday, October 9, 2008, in the University of Virginia Hospital. He was born August 22, 1925, in Madison County, and was the son of the late Franklin Stewart Berry and Edna Good Berry. He was a retired Circuit Judge in the 16th Judicial Circuit, a member of Good Hope Baptist Church, and a Navy Veteran of WWII. He is survived by his wife, Doris Mitchell Berry of Madison; a daughter, Judith Berry Fox and husband, Scott, of Alexandria, Va.; two sons, David Michael Berry and wife, Linda, of Keswick, John G. "Jack" Berry and his wife, Lee, of Madison.; two brothers, Robert S. Berry and wife, Jean, of Aroda, Norman J. Berry of Richmond; a sister, Mildred Berry Carpenter of Madison; two sisters-in-law, Marge Berry of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Sharon Berry of York, Neb.; nine grandchildren, Catherine Wilborne and husband, Ryan, Lindsay Mitchell and husband, Matt, Frank Berry, Anne Garland Berry, Meredith Berry, David Berry, Laura Berry, Caroline Fox, Daniel Fox; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Good Hope Baptist Church, Radiant, Va., with interment in Rapidan Rose Park Cemetery, Wolftown, Va. Rev. Kyle Balderson and Rev. Stephen King will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Preddy Funeral Home Chapel in Madison. Memorial contributions may be made to the Madison County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 686, Madison, Va. 22727, or to Rapidan Rose Park Cemetery, P.O. Box 124, Wolftown, Va. 22748.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.