David Howell Berry

1951 - 2010  (59 years)

• Name	David Howell Berry  [1]
  Birth	27 Aug 1951  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Dec 2010	Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA   [1]
  	David Howell Berry: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice State, The (Columbia, SC) - Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Deceased Name: David Howell Berry COLUMBIA - David Howell Berry, 59, died Sunday, December 12, 2010. A graduate of Cardinal Newman High School, he joined the United States Marine Corps and served in Vietnam, receiving two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. He returned from service and graduated with honors from the University of South Carolina with double master's degree. He paved the way as the first handicapped student in a wheelchair at USC. He received numerous honors and awards, including Outstanding Disabled Veteran of the Year, South Carolinian of the Year and the B'nai Brith Award. He served on the National Board of Disabled American Veterans and developed the first outpatient drug and alcohol program for the Veterans Administration. An official soccer coach volunteer at A.C. Flora High School, he recently had his first art show at Dorn VA Medical Center. David also served as a guardian ad-litem. Surviving are his wife of 28 years, Carol Smith Berry; daughter, Elizabeth Berry Lemmond (Steve) of Lexington; sons, Roy Johnathan Philpott (Mary Katherine) of Piedmont, David Michael Berry (Buffy) of Greenwood; granddaughter, Anna Katherine Philpott; aunts, Wanda Suasco of Rock Hill, Joye Nesbitt of Bishopville; mother-in-law, Juanita Smith; sisters-in-law, Cathy Patton, Joyce Aguilar, Melody Klos; brother-in-law, Barry Smith, Brian Smith; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father, Davis Howell Berry; sister, Ann Berry; father-in-law, Leonard O. Smith Sr.; brother-inlaw, Leonard O. Smith Jr. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Nursing Home at Dorn VA Medical Center, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209. A private family memorial service is planned with burial at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunerals.com. http://dunbar.tributes.com/our_obituaries/David-Howell-Berry-90257131 Age at Death: 59
  Burial	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I32901	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Family	Julia Lee Phillips,   b. 25 Feb 1949, Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA d. 10 Oct 2013, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA (Age 64 years)
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F11628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S344] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: 1968. Record for David Howell Berry http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=89058963&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=89058963&indiv=try