December 7, 2006

Mary O’Berry Aston, 73, of the 600 block of Carolina Road, passed away on Dec. 7.

Born in Suffolk, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Nellie Rawles O’Berry and was the widow of Billy B. Aston.

Retired, Mrs. Aston was a member of Liberty Spring Christian Church and will be sadly missed by her sons, Raymond C. Aston and Thomas W. Aston; a sister, Ruby Hunter; two grandchildren, Thomas W. Aston II and Amanda K. Aston, and one great-granddaughter, Natalie A. Aston.

The funeral service will be held on Monday, Dec. 11, at 11 a.m. in the Sidney F. Harrell Chapel of Harrell and Hill Funeral Home by Pastor Allen Lancaster. Burial will follow in the Liberty Spring Christian Church Cemetery. Friends may join the family at the funeral home on Sunday afternoon from 2-3 p.m. for visitation, and at her residence at other times.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, 601 Children’s Lane, Norfolk, Va., 23507.