Wallace Briscoe Berry, 88 of Valley Lee, MD, was called to eternal rest on Friday, October 9, 2015 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. Wallace was born on December 13, 1926 in Oakville, MD to the late Milton and Annie (Gray) Berry. He was the tenth of eleven children and received his education in St. Mary’s County Public Schools. In 1952, he met his loving wife Genevieve Berry. From this union seven children were born and he also raised three of his brother’s children. Wallace was a loving and dedicated member of Hollywood Methodist Church of Hollywood, MD. He was a farmer and worked at the Naval Air Station at Patuxent River, MD until his retirement in 1989 as a Pest Control Exterminator. Wallace loved his family, dancing, farming, listening to gospel music and most of all, he loved people. Anyone who came in contact with him instantly called him “Uncle Wallace”. One of his favorite pastimes was being in his garden from sunrise to sunset. Everybody who knew him wanted to sample his garden. Leading up to his death, he enjoyed daily conversations with a special granddaughter, Shonda Berry, who took care of him endlessly. Wallace was preceded in death […]
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