Audrey Ellen Berry

Audrey Ellen Berry was born on October 28, 1955 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was the daughter of Don R. and Rosemary (Hill) Mapel. Audrey was baptized at the Tunas Christian Church where she remained a member her entire life. She passed away on May 31, 2017 at Cox Hospital in Springfield, MO. Audrey spent her early years growing up on a farm in Iowa before moving to Missouri at the age of 12. She proudly attended Tunas School until its closure and graduated from Skyline High School as the class Valedictorian. Education was an important part of Audrey’s life as she continued her education and earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in education from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri. Audrey then served as a public school educator for 29 years. She began her career in education as a 5th grade teacher at Macks Creek before transitioning to Skyline Schools where she continued to work as a 5th grade teacher for Skyline ending her tenure there in the computer classroom. After retiring from Skyline she served as a literacy facilitator, part time teacher at Shawnee Mound, and adjunct instructor at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, MO. In addition to a career dedicated to education, Audrey served developmentally disabled individuals at a group home in Branch, MO. Throughout her life Audrey believed that anything worth doing was worth doing to the best of one’s abilities. She personified this belief throughout her entire life. Audrey’s personal life was centered on her family. She enjoyed attending the activities of her children, nieces, nephews and grandchildren. She also enjoyed traveling with her family and friends. Audrey consistently put the needs of others above her own and volunteered her time with multiple committees and organizations. She was preceded in death by her parents Don R. and Rosemary (Hill) Mapel and her husband Wayne Green. She is survived by her husband Johnie Berry of Urbana, his children and grandchildren; her son Nathan Maddux, wife Mindy and children Gage, Alyee and Ramsey of Urbana: her son Calvin Green, wife Kristy and daughter Aubrey of Springfield; her sister Maxine Berry, husband Larry, son Jaxon of Tunas and son Trenton, wife Ashley and son Champ of Springfield;and cousin Dorla Hill of Coralville, Iowa who was like her second sister, Audrey is also survived by several cousins, nieces, nephews and friends who will feel the void she leaves. Funeral Services was held Saturday June 3rd at 1:00 P.M. in the Montgomery-Viets Chapel with Rev. Ken Morris officiating. Music was recorded selections "In The Garden" by Alan Jackson, "Bless The Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts and "Homesick" by Mercy Me. Pallbearers were Austin Crawford, Jim Daisy, Grant Mapel, Mark Mapel, Michael Owens, and Matthew Smith. Burial was in Mission Ridge Cemetery, Urbana, under the direction of the Montgomery-Viets Funeral Home of Buffalo.

Audrey Ellen Berry

October 28, 1955 - May 31, 2017