Obituary of Travis Berry

CHILHOWIE, VIRGINIA: TRAVIS OLIVER BERRY, age 38, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 in Groseclose, Virginia due to injuries received in an airplane accident. He was born June 16, 1973 and was a 1992 graduate of Chilhowie High School. Travis proudly received his Pilot's License on February 6, 1992. He worked diligently in life and achieved ownership of a construction company and cabinet shop; he became a master at craftsmanship in woodworking. He was an avid golfer and loved snow skiing, but his consuming passion was being a pilot. Travis truly cherished the time he spent flying his own airplane. He was also employed at Marion Correctional Treatment Center, which helped enable him to live his life's dream. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Harold Robbins and grandmother, Geraldine Berry. He is survived by his wife, Gina Berry; one daughter, Algiemy and one son, Vall; his mother, Felicia Robbins Berry Mann and husband, Don; his father, Ron Berry and wife, Janet; one brother, Adam Berry and wife, Chasity; his grandmother, Della Robbins; his grandfather, Ralph Berry and wife, Doris; niece, Hannah Berry and nephews, Stone, Jaedian and Ty Berry; stepbrother, D.J. Mann; stepsisters, Candy Mizer and Cheryl Cathcart; best friends, loved like brothers, Shawn Selecman and Larry Thomas; his aunt, Wanda Robbins Pickle; cousins Jennifer Patterson and Charlie Pickle; numerous other great-aunts, great-uncles and cousins survive. Funeral Services will be held Monday, October 10, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Elizabeth United Methodist Church, Teas, Virginia with Reverend Charles Leonard, Reverend Jerry Eggers and Reverend Bobby Dunn officiating. Burial will follow in Pugh Cemetery, Teas, Virginia; the Marion Correctional Treatment Center Honor Guard will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 5:30 until 8:00 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Travis Berry Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 427, Marion, Virginia 24354. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory is serving the Berry Family.