Dr. Ebb Iii

Dr. Ebb Aaron Berry, III, age 81, went to be with the Lord on May 8, 2017. Ebb is preceded in death by his parents Ebb Aaron Berry, Jr. & Lois Gray Berry, and his wife Leah Louise Norcross Berry. He is survived by his loving wife Paula Carroll Berry and their precious dog Benjamin, children Sean Patrick Berry (Debbie), Mark Christopher Berry & Leah Kathleen Schaatt (Wade), grandchildren Sean Patrick Berry, Katherine Berry, Walter Aaron Schaatt, Allyson Rae Schaatt & Samuel Wade Schaatt, and his sisters Patricia Berry Cole & Judy Berry Jackson (Henry).

Ebb was a devout Catholic and a member of Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in Birmingham, Alabama. He died with the certainty that he will have everlasting life in Heaven with the Lord. A 6th generation Texan, Ebb was born in Houston on February 25, 1936, and raised in the small town of Madisonville. He graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts at the age of 17 and went on to attend Rice University in Houston and Loyola University in New Orleans. After a brief stint in the US Army Reserve, Ebb graduated with a DDS from the University of Texas Dental School in Houston. He practiced dentistry in Texas for many years before becoming a professor of operative dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. During his teaching years, he traveled extensively in Europe, North America & Asia lecturing on new techniques in dental materials. Ebb was an Eagle Scout and a member of the Order of the Arrow, the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America. One of his proudest accomplishments was shepherding his two sons to the rank of Eagle Scout. Ebb had a great passion for life and enjoyed many hobbies and interests over the years. He earned his private pilot’s license, loved snow skiing, and took up skydiving in his later years; making his last jump at the age of 79 with his grandson, Walter. He was a voracious reader. He enjoyed painting and especially loved painting portraits of his grandchildren and his extended family’s many dogs. He recently took up the hobby of making Catholic rosaries and gave these as treasured gifts to friends and family. Ebb will be dearly missed by all that knew and loved him.

The family will receive visitors at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 15 at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in Birmingham, AL followed by the Funeral Mass at 11:00. Private burial will be at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Dickinson, TX on Wednesday, May 17.

In lieu of flowers, please sponsor a child or make a donation to Ebb’s favorite charity, UNBOUND. 1 Elmwood Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66103 www.unbound.org

Visitation

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ,Monday, May 15, 2017
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
5514 Double Oak Lane Birmingham, AL 35242

Funeral Mass

11:00 AM ,Monday, May 15, 2017
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
5514 Double Oak Lane Birmingham, AL 35242