Phyllis Berry Huffman

Let Us Pause.... To Honor the Memory of PHYLLIS BERRY HUFFMAN

Mrs. Phyllis Berry Huffman, age 67, of Madison, passed away at 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at her residence.

Born March 26, 1937, in Louisville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Albert and Gradie Gary Berry. She was a graduate of Park Tudor High School in Indianapolis, Indiana and attended Western Kentucky University. She married Nathaniel Price Huffman in Bowling Green, Kentucky on June 5, 1954, a union which was blessed with three sons. Mrs. Huffman was a homemaker and co-owner with her husband and family of Scott County Stone Co. and Berry Materials, Inc.

She held memberships in the Trinity United Methodist Church, where she served on various committees and was a youth group sponsor, and the North Madison Christian Church. She was a member and past-president of Tri-Kappa Sorority, a member of Madison Country Club, Madison Elks Club and The Bridge Club. She established a scholarship fund for any Jefferson County student who was planning to attend Taylor University in Angola, Indiana. She was a volunteer for the King’s Daughters’ Hospital and the Madison Consolidated Schools. She was involved with the Wandering Wheels and Spokesmen Christian bicycle clubs, taking time to cook and provide meals and hospitality for the traveling cyclists. In her earlier life, she enjoyed bowling. "MeMaw" found great joy in attending her grandchildren’s sporting events. She enjoyed playing bridge, horse racing and hosting family and friends in her home.

Mrs. Huffman leaves to cherish her memory three sons & daughters-in-law, Barry R. & Lynn Huffman, of Monument, Colorado; Zane N. & Shelley Huffman, of Indianapolis, Indiana; Gary J. & Kathy Huffman, of Madison, Indiana; six grandchildren, Noah Huffman, of Monument, CO; Alex and Austin Huffman, of Indianapolis, IN and Rex, Chad and Sam Huffman, of Madison, IN.

Mrs. Huffman was preceded in death by her father, Albert Berry, in 1961; her mother, Gradie Gary Berry, in 1970; her husband, Nathaniel Price Huffman, on March 5, 1997; one foster-daughter, Marsha Mosier, in May, 1971.

Mrs. Huffman will be remembered in a funeral ceremony conducted by Rev. Mike Beck, Rev. Nancy Harmon Chizmar & Rev. Bob Hicks at 1:30 p.m. EST on Sunday, June 13, 2004, at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 412 West Main Street, Madison. Interment will follow in Fairmount Cemetery.

Family & friends may gather for visitation from 3-8 p.m. EST on Saturday, June 12, at the Morgan-Webster-Nay Funeral Home, 325 Demaree Drive, Madison.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Pope John Elementary School, Girls, Inc. or the Lide White Memorial Boys & Girls Club. Cards are available at the funeral home and the church.