Mary Maxie Hood Berry, 97, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014, in Stillwater, Okla.
The family will greet visitors from 6-8 p.m. today, May 6, 2014, at Strode Funeral Home, Stillwater. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Eagle Heights Baptist Church, Stillwater. Interment will follow at 5 p.m. in Garrison Cemetery, Dacoma, Okla. At the request of Mary, she asked that friends and family wear green to her funeral as it is the symbol of life. Strode Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mary was born April 25, 1917, in Dacoma, Okla., to Joseph Hood and Amanda Swearingen Hood.
She attended Dacoma schools, where she graduated with her high school diploma.
She married Eldon Berry on Jan. 1, 1935. They were together for 52 years, until his death in 1987.
Mary was first and foremost a farmer's wife, and continued to manage the family's farm in Alfalfa County after her husband Eldon's death. She also served in her community as the librarian at the Alfalfa City-County Library and worked at the Payne County Election Board.
Mary and her husband traveled the world, touring and learning about the agriculture industry.
She was a charter member of Eagle Heights Baptist Church and a member of PEO and Eastern Star. She volunteered at Stillwater Medical Center, Cherokee Hospital, Cherokee Manor and Fort Supply State Hospital and delivered Meals on Wheels.
The family will greet visitors from 6-8 p.m. today, May 6, 2014, at Strode Funeral Home, Stillwater. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Eagle Heights Baptist Church, Stillwater. Interment will follow at 5 p.m. in Garrison Cemetery, Dacoma, Okla. At the request of Mary, she asked that friends and family wear green to her funeral as it is the symbol of life. Strode Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mary was born April 25, 1917, in Dacoma, Okla., to Joseph Hood and Amanda Swearingen Hood.
She attended Dacoma schools, where she graduated with her high school diploma.
She married Eldon Berry on Jan. 1, 1935. They were together for 52 years, until his death in 1987.
Mary was first and foremost a farmer's wife, and continued to manage the family's farm in Alfalfa County after her husband Eldon's death. She also served in her community as the librarian at the Alfalfa City-County Library and worked at the Payne County Election Board.
Mary and her husband traveled the world, touring and learning about the agriculture industry.
She was a charter member of Eagle Heights Baptist Church and a member of PEO and Eastern Star. She volunteered at Stillwater Medical Center, Cherokee Hospital, Cherokee Manor and Fort Supply State Hospital and delivered Meals on Wheels.
Mary Maxie Hood Berry, 97, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014, in Stillwater, Okla.
The family will greet visitors from 6-8 p.m. today, May 6, 2014, at Strode Funeral Home, Stillwater. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Eagle Heights Baptist Church, Stillwater. Interment will follow at 5 p.m. in Garrison Cemetery, Dacoma, Okla. At the request of Mary, she asked that friends and family wear green to her funeral as it is the symbol of life. Strode Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mary was born April 25, 1917, in Dacoma, Okla., to Joseph Hood and Amanda Swearingen Hood.
She attended Dacoma schools, where she graduated with her high school diploma.
She married Eldon Berry on Jan. 1, 1935. They were together for 52 years, until his death in 1987.
Mary was first and foremost a farmer's wife, and continued to manage the family's farm in Alfalfa County after her husband Eldon's death. She also served in her community as the librarian at the Alfalfa City-County Library and worked at the Payne County Election Board.
Mary and her husband traveled the world, touring and learning about the agriculture industry.
She was a charter member of Eagle Heights Baptist Church and a member of PEO and Eastern Star. She volunteered at Stillwater Medical Center, Cherokee Hospital, Cherokee Manor and Fort Supply State Hospital and delivered Meals on Wheels.
The family will greet visitors from 6-8 p.m. today, May 6, 2014, at Strode Funeral Home, Stillwater. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Eagle Heights Baptist Church, Stillwater. Interment will follow at 5 p.m. in Garrison Cemetery, Dacoma, Okla. At the request of Mary, she asked that friends and family wear green to her funeral as it is the symbol of life. Strode Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mary was born April 25, 1917, in Dacoma, Okla., to Joseph Hood and Amanda Swearingen Hood.
She attended Dacoma schools, where she graduated with her high school diploma.
She married Eldon Berry on Jan. 1, 1935. They were together for 52 years, until his death in 1987.
Mary was first and foremost a farmer's wife, and continued to manage the family's farm in Alfalfa County after her husband Eldon's death. She also served in her community as the librarian at the Alfalfa City-County Library and worked at the Payne County Election Board.
Mary and her husband traveled the world, touring and learning about the agriculture industry.
She was a charter member of Eagle Heights Baptist Church and a member of PEO and Eastern Star. She volunteered at Stillwater Medical Center, Cherokee Hospital, Cherokee Manor and Fort Supply State Hospital and delivered Meals on Wheels.
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