Mary Ann (Berry) Herbert

Sumter, SC .......... Mary Ann Berry Herbert, age 82, beloved wife of 57 years to the late Paul Graw Herbert, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at her residence.

Born on June 14, 1943, in Wolfeboro, NH, she was the daughter of the late Frank Crighton Berry and Ruth Blaisdell Berry.  Mary was a proud graduate from the distinguished Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, NH.  She and her husband Paul were avid snow skiers, and she loved sailing and working in her garden.  Mary worked for many years as, a secretary, in the Brunswick, ME school System.  After Mary’s retirement, in 2004, they relocated to Sumter, SC.  It was at this time Mary discovered her love of painting.  Her greatest joy in life was spending time with her family and cats.  She will be remembered as a very loving and devoted mother and will be dearly missed.

She is survived by her children, Paul Herbert and his wife Susan of Florida, Elizabeth Hughes and her significant other Stephen Mitchell of Sumter, SC, and grandchildren, Conor Hughes, Eileen Herbert, and Frank Herbert.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brother John Berry.

Services will be private.

Donations in Mary’s memory may be made to Lewy Body Dementia Association, www.lbda.org/donate/

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