William Calvin Berry Jr.
1949 - 2025
William Calvin Berry Jr., 75, of Winston-Salem, passed away on July 15, 2025. He was the eldest of six children born to the late William C. Berry Sr. and Lucille Gary Berry, on August 20, 1949.
A gifted and self-taught musician, William discovered his love for music early in life, learning to play the piano on an old instrument in the family basement. He went on to master the bass tuba, trumpet, guitar, and double bass. A 1967 graduate of the original Atkins High School, some of the most joyful years of his life were spent playing in the marching bands at Anderson and Atkins High Schools and Winston-Salem State University, where he was also an active member of the concert and jazz bands.
William was also a talented carpenter by trade. He found great satisfaction in building and renovating homes, constructing decks, fences, and other structures with care and craftsmanship. His work is a reflection of his dedication, skill, and love for creating something lasting and meaningful.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Lucille Berry; paternal grandparents, James John Berry and Lizzie Gregg Berry; and maternal grandparents, Rev. Arthur Gary and Della Johnson Gary.
He is survived by sisters Sylvia B. Gwyn, Patricia B. Stover, and Irma Berry-Scott; brothers James A. (Gail) Berry and Marshall E. Berry; nephews Carlos Frazier (Concord, NC), James O. (Sarita) Berry, Stephen Scott, and John Cain (Winston-Salem, NC); nieces Tiffany D. Walker (Durham, NC), Jasmine L. Stover (Silver Spring, MD), and Sharon Nyerere (Winston-Salem, NC); Aunt, Betty M. Berry (Winston-Salem, NC) as well as a host of cousins, great-nieces and nephews, and many other loving family members and friends.
William will be remembered for his musical gifts, skilled hands, generous heart, and the quiet strength with which he lived his life.
Memorial services will be held 11:30am on Friday July 25, 2025 at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, 4129 Northampton Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27105. Visitation with family and friends 11:00 -11:30am.
My sincere condolences and prayers are with the Berry family. To God be the Glory.
My condolences to the family.
Rest easy cuz💕
Rest easy cuz 💕
Prayers for strength and Condolences to the Family !
My condolences to the Berry family, may God you strength during this time !!!!!
To my family just a word of encouragement, your brother my first cousin, live a remarkable lifestyle doing what he enjoyed and loved doing, now he has finished his journey in life and as so many of our family, sleeping in our remembrance and loving thoughts of what he did and didn’t do. He is gone but not forgotten, Loved by many, so we say goodbye yet you are in the hands of a just God, we rest knowing this.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Matthew 5:4
Rest in the arms of God my brother.
Sending blessings and prayers to the family…God will comfort you.
Rest in peace.
Rest well cousin