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Rush Halbert BERRY #23033
22 JUN 1884 - 11 MAY 1953
Personal Information
- OCCUPATION: Furniture Manufacturer
- BIRTH: 22 JUN 1884, Texas, USA
- DEATH: 11 MAY 1953, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Notes
Obituary: The Waco News-Tribune, May 14, 1953:
DOUBLE FUNERAL SATURDAY FOR RUSH, ED BERRY
Double funeral services for Rush Halbert Berry, 68, and Laban Edward Berry, 45, father and son, civic, business, and church leaders of Waco, are scheduled at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Columbus Avenue Baptist Church.
The two men were victims of Monday's tornado which also took the lives of many employees at the R.T. Dennis and Co. furniture store which they managed.
Rush Berry came to R.T. Dennis and Co. in 1911 as a bookkeeper. In the early 20's he was advanced to vice president, a title he held until his death Monday.
He was a big worker in Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club affairs for many years and served before that time as one of the best boosters of the Young Men's Business League which served Waco as a Chamber of Commerce for many years.
Rush Berry organized the first church orchestra ever formed at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church in 1921. His further music interests kept him active at one time as a member of the board of directors of the Waco Symphony Society and as a member of the Waco Civic Music Association.
During World War I he was director of the Liberty Bond sales for McLennan County and toured practically every community in the county with the band from Camp McArthur boosting the bonds.
Rush Berry was a Mason, a member of Fidelis Lodge No. 1127 here. He was a deacon in the Columbus Avenue Baptist Church. He was a charter member of the Ridgewood Country Club and the Fish Pond.
His widow is the former Miss Maude Dennis of Waco, whom he married in1905.
Dr. W. W. Melton, pastor of the Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, will officiate at the funeral services. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
Surviving Rush Berry are his widow; three daughters, Mrs. Ted L. Edward of Austin, Mrs. N. J. Mainer of Columbus, Mrs. N. J. Clayton of Waco; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
DOUBLE FUNERAL SATURDAY FOR RUSH, ED BERRY
Double funeral services for Rush Halbert Berry, 68, and Laban Edward Berry, 45, father and son, civic, business, and church leaders of Waco, are scheduled at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Columbus Avenue Baptist Church.
The two men were victims of Monday's tornado which also took the lives of many employees at the R.T. Dennis and Co. furniture store which they managed.
Rush Berry came to R.T. Dennis and Co. in 1911 as a bookkeeper. In the early 20's he was advanced to vice president, a title he held until his death Monday.
He was a big worker in Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club affairs for many years and served before that time as one of the best boosters of the Young Men's Business League which served Waco as a Chamber of Commerce for many years.
Rush Berry organized the first church orchestra ever formed at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church in 1921. His further music interests kept him active at one time as a member of the board of directors of the Waco Symphony Society and as a member of the Waco Civic Music Association.
During World War I he was director of the Liberty Bond sales for McLennan County and toured practically every community in the county with the band from Camp McArthur boosting the bonds.
Rush Berry was a Mason, a member of Fidelis Lodge No. 1127 here. He was a deacon in the Columbus Avenue Baptist Church. He was a charter member of the Ridgewood Country Club and the Fish Pond.
His widow is the former Miss Maude Dennis of Waco, whom he married in1905.
Dr. W. W. Melton, pastor of the Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, will officiate at the funeral services. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
Surviving Rush Berry are his widow; three daughters, Mrs. Ted L. Edward of Austin, Mrs. N. J. Mainer of Columbus, Mrs. N. J. Clayton of Waco; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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