Mrs. Lethia Marie
Berry Milby of Summersville, daughter of the late Otha
Berry and Bertha
McCubbins Berry, was born on November 2, 1936 in
Green County, and departed this life on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at the
Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. She was 72 years, seven months and 21 days of age. She had made a profession of faith in
Christ and was a member of the Aetna Union
Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She united in marriage to William C. “Billy”
Milby on December 22, 1951 who preceded her in death on October 18, 1983. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda Sue and Ronnie
Estes, Wanda Carol and Bobby
Patton and Lisa Renea and Timothy Shirley all of Summersville; three sons and daughters-in-law, William C. Jr. and Patricia
Milby, Ricky Joe and
Kaye Milby and Mitchell Ray and Janet
Milby all of Summersville; a daughter-in-law, Starlene
Milby of Summersville; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Martha and
Monta Childress, Juanita and
Boyce Dobson, Cindy and Leroy Shelton and Betty and Rev. Tom
Downey all of Magnolia; three brothers and sisters-in-law, William and
Susie Berry of Greensburg, Rev. Finis and Barbara
Berry and Jimmy and Rita
Berry all of Summersville; a sister-in-law, Maybelle
Berry of Summersville; 18 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, five step-great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Mrs. Milby was also preceded in death by a son, Ronnie Dean
Milby on November 9, 2001; and a brother, Otis
Berry on February 11, 1995. The funeral services for Mrs. Lethia Marie
Berry Milby were conducted at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 26, 2009 at the
Cowherd and
Parrott Funeral Home with burial that followed in the
Wilson Cemetery. Bro. Tom
Downey,
Bro. Finis
Berry, Jimmy
Berry and William Lee
Berry officiated. For online condolences log onto: cowherdandparrott.com. Pallbearers were Kevin
Estes, Keith
Estes, B.J. Milby, Caleb Shirley, David
Milby, Tony
Patton and Paul Shirley. Honorary pallbearers were the granddaughters.