Alma O'Berry

Alma L. O'Berry WAKEFIELD - Alma L. O'Berry, 93, died Oct. 28, 2008, in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk. Born Sept. 29, 1915, in Nansemond County, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Riddick and Hettie Daughtrey Lassiter. She was the widow of John H. O'Berry who died in 1972. Mrs. O'Berry was a talented, loving person and worked all her life with flowers, gardening, crafts, cooking and catering. She worked in Suffolk for many years for Planters and then later for Webb Pinner Florist. In 1950, she opened Wakefield Flower and Beauty Shop which later became O'Berry's Florist. She also catered and handled many weddings throughout her 40 years of business. She loved gardening, cooking, catering and visiting with family and friends. She was a member of the Wakefield Baptist Church. She is survived by her two sons, Donald O'Berry and John D. O'Berry and his wife Jackie, both of Wakefield; a sister, Jean L. Pauli of Mechanicsville; four grandchildren, Donna Coffey and her husband the Rev. Patrick Coffey of Hayes, Shari Ashmore and her husband James of Norfolk, John Charles "Jay" O'Berry and his wife Lynnette of Sedley and Jennifer O'Berry-Ham and her husband Troy of Roanoke; four great-grandchildren, Aaron and Sara Coffey, Ashley O'Berry and Johnathan G. Ham. She was predeceased by three brothers, Norman Eugene Lassiter, Joseph Harold Lassiter and Robert D. Lassiter and two sisters, Margaret L. Lux and Frances L. Early Gay. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in Wakefield Baptist Church officiated by the Rev. James H. Kerr. Burial will follow in Wakefield Cemetery. The family will receive family and friends at J.T. Morriss & Son, Purviance Chapel, today from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Wakefield Baptist Church, P.O. Box 567, Wakefield, VA 23888. Condolences can be posted at www.jtmorriss.com.