RUTH INABINET BERRY

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BISHOPVILLE - Ruth Inabinet Berry passed peacefully on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018.

A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday at Piedmont Cemetery with the Rev. Leon Davis officiating.

The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. on Thursday at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home, 200 W. Church St., Bishopville.

Mrs. Berry was predeceased by her loving husband of 64 years, Wallace Alvin "Bull" Berry.

Born in Bowman, she was a daughter of the late Hugh Praetzel Inabinet and Frances Elizabeth McAlhany Inabinet.

She is survived by her son, Russell Wallace Berry and his wife, Andrea Emiliani Berry; her granddaughter, Hilary Frances Berry; and her four sisters, Barbara Stokes, Martha Garner, Nancy "Nan" Avant and Nell Smith.

She was predeceased by her brother, Hugh Inabinet, and her sister, Doris Allen.

Mrs. Berry was a 1951 graduate of Winthrop University. She taught at Sumter High School, Camden High School, Ashwood School, Aiken High School, Greeleyville High School and Robert E. Lee Academy. Mrs. Berry finally finished teaching to help her husband run their farm.

Mrs. Berry will be missed most for her kind spirit, warm heart and giving nature. Her strong belief in Christ will continue to inspire her family.