George Lorton Berry

George Lorton Berry was born October 13, 1923 in Wayne County, TN the son of the late George Washington and Grace Warrington Berry. In addition to his parents, Mr. Berry was preceded in death by a son, Stanley Berry; two brothers, Warrington Berry and Eugene Berry; two sisters, Audrey Sowden and Peggy Grandinetti. Mr. Berry died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Wayne County Nursing Home in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 89 Years, 3 Months, 30 Days. Mr. Berry, a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Navy, was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion. He was retired from General Motors as a die welder.He is survived by his wife Ida Pearl Montgomery Berry of Lutts, TN; three sons, Stephen Berry and wife, Suzan,and George Lee Berry all of Iron City, TN, John Thomas Berry and wife, Heather, of Swartz Creek, MI; two daughters, Debra Grabenhorst of Collinwood, TN and Brenda Boyd and husband, Gary, of Florence, AL; 9 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; a brother, Charles Berry of Florence, AL; two sisters, Joyce MacQuarrie of Nashville, TN and Kate Hamilton of Waynesboro, TN; several nieces and nephews.Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 3:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors Chapel, Collinwood, Tennessee, with Keith Montgomery officiating.