Wanda Yvonne Berry

Pace-Stancil Funeral Home
1304 North Cleveland
Dayton, Texas 77535
936-258-5300 936-258-5653 fax
pacestancildayton@sbcglobal.net.

Wanda Yvonne McIntyre Berry, 87 of San Marcos died on Tuesday, January 23, 2012 with her family at her side. She was born to Thelma and Floyd McIntyre December 16, 1924 in Orange Field, Texas and was the oldest daughter of nine children. In 1943 she graduated from White Castle High School in Louisiana and moved to Orange, Texas where she met her beloved husband Thomas Berry. They lived most of their married lives in Dayton, Texas where they raised their three children. Wanda moved to San Marcos, Texas in 2005 where she lived next to her oldest daughter.
Wanda was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Dayton, Texas and a member of Eastern Star where she reached the level of Worthy Matron. Wanda had a talent for painting and won many prized ribbons at art shows. She was former president and member of Women’s Club, Stitch and Chatter and the Art League. She also did ceramics which she shared with her family and friends. She enjoyed fishing and spent time with her fishing buddies at their lake house. Wanda also loved to travel and toured much of the United States with her parents and later her sister-in-law, Connie Berry.
Wanda and Tommy loved to dance, entertain friends and spend time with their family at home. They spent many years working together in the Western Auto they owned in Dayton. Wanda was the adored mother of three children and she and Tommy were very active in their schools and church activities. Wanda spent countless hours cooking for the many teenage friends that gathered at the Berry house on any given weekend. She was a second “Mom” to so many of her children’s friends.
Tommy died in 1979 after 36 years of marriage and Wanda remained in Dayton. Of all the things she like to do including gardening, playing cards and drinking coffee with the neighbors, she most loved spending time with her grandchildren. She adored them and was not ashamed to brag about them every chance she got.
Wanda was preceded in death by her parents, her husband: C. Thomas Berry, her brothers, Floyd McIntyre, Jerry McIntyre, her sisters, Bonnie Thiac, Carmen Yost, and Joyce Beadle. She is survived by her children: Kay Berry Willoughby and husband Mike of San Marcos; Ken Berry and wife D-Ann of Liberty; Karen Berry Hyman and husband Wayne of Jersey Village; five grandchildren: Chris Berry and wife Brooke of Houston, Kendall Tucker of Houston, Wendi Mostyn of Wimberly, Ellen Willoughby of Austin, Jill Ashby and husband Norm of Georgetown; great-grandchildren: Jack Michael Mostyn, Mollie Elizabeth Mostyn, Cooper Michael Ashby, Annie Kay Ashby, Lindsay Drummond, and Lucy Jacq Holt; her brothers: Jack Wynn McIntyre of Louisiana, Ted Lee McIntyre wife Ruth of Georgia, and James Wayne McIntyre wife Bobbie of Louisiana; special friend: Frances Paré of Dayton; also numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.
The family request that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to Central Texas Medical Center Hospice Care, 1315 IH 35 North, San Marcos, Texas 78666 or Alzheimer’s Association, 3429 Executive Center Dr. Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78731.

Services for Wanda will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel, Dayton with interment to follow at Magnolia Park Cemetery, Dayton. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. until service time Thursday morning.


Please visit www.pacestancil.com to sign the guest book and leave fond memories of Wanda for the family.