Wilbur Gentry Berry

  Funeral service for Mr. Wilbur Gentry Berry, Jr., 85, of Jacksonville will be at 2 pm on Friday, February 15, 2019, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Jacksonville with The Rev. Robert Fowler officiating. The family will receive friends in the Parrish Hall following the service on Friday. An interment will take place on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at 11:00 am in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Philadelphia, MS. with Rev. Curt Pace officiating.Mr. Berry passed away February 12, 2019, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center. Mr. Berry has a bachelors and masters degree from The University of Alabama. He was a Certified Public Accountant and he became an Accounting professor and Department Head at Jacksonville State University. He worked on many JSU projects including working with the JSU Foundation to ensure it was setup from its humble beginnings.He loved sailing with his friends and family at Birmingham Sailing Club. Mr. Berry was also a longtime member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church.Mr. Berry is survived by his wife of 53 years, Laura Holland Berry; his son, Mark S. Berry and his wife, Karen; grandchildren, Stephen Berry, Ashley Berry, and Matthew Berry; and a sister, Carole Everett Berry.