April 11, 1944 – November 7, 2025
Marcia Elizabeth Berryhill, long-time resident of Opelika, Alabama and current resident of Salem, Alabama was born in Jacksonville, Alabama on April 11, 1944, to the late Bertie Goodwin Bailey and Bernard Howard Bailey; and passed away at home surrounded by her family on Friday, November 7, 2025. She was 81 years old.
Marcia’s one and only love is still her husband, William E. Berryhill, Jr., married 63 years. Her passion was a love for the outdoors, spending her younger years camping and fishing with him. She loved Opelika almost as much as she loved her husband, spending most of her life as a resident of Opelika who loved people and her community. Marcia was a homemaker and happiest at home. She loved to cook meals for her family, and on holidays her home was the perfect gathering place for her then large family. She was raised in an Army family, married her husband who served in the Army, traveling the US and abroad, but always felt most “at home” in Opelika. She is Baptist by faith, and faith was evident in every facet of her everyday life. Reading scripture and sharing her opinions were part of her daily routine, especially for those closest to her. She had a vibrant personality, was selfless, and everyone who knew her instantly loved her.
She is survived by husband, William E. Berryhill, Jr.; son, Rodney Berryhill (late wife, Penny); daughter Marcia Ann Farrar (Lance); two brothers, Kenneth Bailey and Bernard Bailey; seven grandchildren, Ellie Franklin (Kash), Brooke Nicholson, Jeremy Berryhill, Nathan Berryhill, Jonathan Walker, Jamieson Walker, Valerie Garcia, and several great- grandchildren, cousins, and friends.
A memorial service will be held in the Parlor at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home, Opelika, Alabama on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 11:00 AM CST. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Marcia’s favorite charity, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, leading the way to treat and defeat childhood.
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