Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Services

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose.  All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller

Forthcoming funeral services are planned for the following friends from our community. Complete versions of these obituaries may also be found in The Payson Chronicle.

William Newell Berry

William Newell Berry, 91, of Elk Ridge, Utah, passed away on June 24, 2018 in Elk Ridge, Utah. He was born on May 17, 1927 in Torrington, Connecticut to  Harold Kett & Marjorie Card Berry. He graduated from BYU with his Teaching Degree and Masters in Botony Film from Utah State University.

He married Marilyn Lorriane Olive on March 7, 1951 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. Together they had Kett Berry, of Salt Lake; Mark Berry, of Salt lake; Wendy Liddle, of Payson; Lenard Berry, of Spanish Fork; Diane Berry, of Big Piney, Wyoming; and Jillene Scott of Denver, Colorado.

William worked at several school districts around Payson and Santaquin.

He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. As a young man he served in the New England States Mission. Later in life his wife "encouraged" him to serve 2 more missions to Exeter New Hampshire and the South London Mission. He was a scouting explore leader and had many church callings. He went on two micro filming missions. 
William was an outdoors man. He enjoyed canoeing, fishing, photography, BYU sports, and giving people a hard time.

William is survived by his children, 28 grandchildren, and 41 great-grandchildren. 
He is preceded in death by his wife Marilyn Berry, 1 brother, 1 sister, and grandsons Andy Liddle and Logan Haskell.

A funeral service will be held on Monday, July 2, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Elk Ridge 3rd Ward, 259 East Alpine Drive, Elk Ridge, Utah. A visitation will be held prior to services from 9:45- 10:45 a.m. Interment will be held at the Salem City Cemetery. 
Condolences may be sent to www.walkerobits.com