Frances S. Berry
February 28, 1921 — November 9, 2013
Frances S. Berry, 92, Columbus, GA died Saturday, November 9, 2013 at her residence.
A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00PM Thursday, November 14, 2013 at St. George Anglican Church, 422 Broadway, Columbus, GA with the Rev'd Terrence Keller officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the church according to McMullen Funeral Home 3874 Gentian Blvd. Columbus, GA 31907.
Mrs. Berry was born in Hampton, VA on February 28, 1921 daughter of the late Carl Sultan and Stella Gurdock Sultan. Mrs. Berry was the 1937 Miss Virginia and a runner up in the Miss America Pageant. She was a member of St. George Anglican Church. Most of her working life was spent as a ballet instructor at the Christian Fellowship Association (CFA) and having her own dance studio, Berry School of Dance.
Other than her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Charles K. Berry and two sisters; Shirley Collins and Carleen Johnson.
Survivors include her daughters; Marie Berry of Atlanta, GA, Shirley Lowry of Lilburn, GA, Frances Berry (Bill Dance) of Decatur, GA, Betty Berry Joines (Ward) of Columbus, GA, sons; Frank Berry (LeAnne) of Watkinsville, GA, John Berry of St. Augustine, FL, Glenn Berry and Don Berry both of Columbus, GA, and sister; Jean Tynan (Jim) of North, VA, 5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00PM Thursday, November 14, 2013 at St. George Anglican Church, 422 Broadway, Columbus, GA with the Rev'd Terrence Keller officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the church according to McMullen Funeral Home 3874 Gentian Blvd. Columbus, GA 31907.
Mrs. Berry was born in Hampton, VA on February 28, 1921 daughter of the late Carl Sultan and Stella Gurdock Sultan. Mrs. Berry was the 1937 Miss Virginia and a runner up in the Miss America Pageant. She was a member of St. George Anglican Church. Most of her working life was spent as a ballet instructor at the Christian Fellowship Association (CFA) and having her own dance studio, Berry School of Dance.
Other than her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Charles K. Berry and two sisters; Shirley Collins and Carleen Johnson.
Survivors include her daughters; Marie Berry of Atlanta, GA, Shirley Lowry of Lilburn, GA, Frances Berry (Bill Dance) of Decatur, GA, Betty Berry Joines (Ward) of Columbus, GA, sons; Frank Berry (LeAnne) of Watkinsville, GA, John Berry of St. Augustine, FL, Glenn Berry and Don Berry both of Columbus, GA, and sister; Jean Tynan (Jim) of North, VA, 5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
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