Obituary of Margaret Taylor Berry

WEST COLUMBIA: Services for Margaret Erline Taylor Berry, 78, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 7, 2012, in the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington, officiated by Rev. Dee Vaughan. Interment will follow at Southland Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers will be Marcus Harris, Sean Kirkland, Kerry Nicholas, Brad Marsteller, Michael Nicholas and Joseph Bachinsky. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association of SC, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA, 22312 or the National Kidney Foundation, 508 Hampton St., Ste. 200, Columbia, SC 29201. Mrs. Berry entered into eternal rest with her Heavenly Father, July 4, 2012. Born in Black Creek, SC, she was the daughter of the late Boyd E. Backman and Lila Mae Taylor Backman. She was a member of St. Andrew's Baptist Church and was retired from K-Mart. Mrs. Berry enjoyed bluegrass music and traveling with her late husband, Marvin. They were happily married for 61 years. Surviving are daughters, Janice Dent (Terry) of Lexington, Teresa Black (Thomas) of Sandy Run, Judy Marsteller (Ron) of Nashville, TN and Belinda Bachinsky (Don) of Beverly Hills, FL; sisters, Geneva Sikes and Betty Monroe both of Metter, GA; brother, Frank Brown of Waynesville, GA; nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The family would like to express special gratitude to her long-time friend, Bertha Hutto, Carolina Ambulance Services and her many caregivers.