Elizabeth
Elizabeth Berry-Mosley
Elizabeth Langhorne Berry-Mosley, 63, of Bedford, passed away Wednesday, August 29. She was born in Lynchburg, VA on April 13, 1949 to William Wallace Berry III of Bedford and Edith Appleton Wilson Berry of Lynchburg.
Elizabeth was a member of the first graduating class of Liberty High School, where she was selected as Female Athlete of the Year. She graduated from Randolph-Macon Women\"™s College in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian Studies. She went on to do graduate studies in International Relations at the University of Virginia prior to moving to Atlanta, GA, where she became the first employee of the Georgia World Congress Center and was director of public relations there until 1988. In 1990 she and her family returned to her hometown of Bedford to raise their children and care for her mother. She was invited to join the board of directors of the Historic Avenel Foundation and Bedford Main Street. In 1992 she became Main Street\"™s executive director and served in this capacity until 1997, whereupon she became the director of economic development for the City of Bedford. She retired from her position with the city in 2009, but continued to serve on the board of directors of Bedford Main Street, the Wharton Memorial Foundation and the Bedford Historical Society, as well as being a partner in the firm of Proprietors Group of Bedford and the president of Bedford Hardware. Through all of these endeavors, Elizabeth worked diligently behind the scenes for the betterment of all and, by her example, taught those around her the importance of family and community.
She is survived by her husband, William Allen Mosley and her three children Jonathan Clarke Mosley of Bedford, Kelsey Elizabeth Mosley of Hood River, OR, and Michael Allen Mosley of Olympic National Park, WA; her brother, William Wallace Berry IV of Bedford, her sister Ann Berry Thorsen of Herndon, VA, and their spouses and children.
There will be a celebration of her life on Sunday, September 2 at 5PM at the Wharton Memorial Gardens in Bedford. The event is open to everybody whose life Elizabeth touched and will begin with a potluck-style supper. Guests are asked to bring a dish to share. In lieu of flowers, the family would like to request that donations be made to the Wharton Memorial Foundation. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, (540)-586-3443.
Elizabeth was a member of the first graduating class of Liberty High School, where she was selected as Female Athlete of the Year. She graduated from Randolph-Macon Women\"™s College in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian Studies. She went on to do graduate studies in International Relations at the University of Virginia prior to moving to Atlanta, GA, where she became the first employee of the Georgia World Congress Center and was director of public relations there until 1988. In 1990 she and her family returned to her hometown of Bedford to raise their children and care for her mother. She was invited to join the board of directors of the Historic Avenel Foundation and Bedford Main Street. In 1992 she became Main Street\"™s executive director and served in this capacity until 1997, whereupon she became the director of economic development for the City of Bedford. She retired from her position with the city in 2009, but continued to serve on the board of directors of Bedford Main Street, the Wharton Memorial Foundation and the Bedford Historical Society, as well as being a partner in the firm of Proprietors Group of Bedford and the president of Bedford Hardware. Through all of these endeavors, Elizabeth worked diligently behind the scenes for the betterment of all and, by her example, taught those around her the importance of family and community.
She is survived by her husband, William Allen Mosley and her three children Jonathan Clarke Mosley of Bedford, Kelsey Elizabeth Mosley of Hood River, OR, and Michael Allen Mosley of Olympic National Park, WA; her brother, William Wallace Berry IV of Bedford, her sister Ann Berry Thorsen of Herndon, VA, and their spouses and children.
There will be a celebration of her life on Sunday, September 2 at 5PM at the Wharton Memorial Gardens in Bedford. The event is open to everybody whose life Elizabeth touched and will begin with a potluck-style supper. Guests are asked to bring a dish to share. In lieu of flowers, the family would like to request that donations be made to the Wharton Memorial Foundation. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, (540)-586-3443.
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