William "Berry" B. London

William B. "Berry" London, 90, of W. Riverside Drive, Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away October 15, 2009 at his home. Visitation will be 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday, October 16, 2009 at Denton-Wood Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for October 17, 2009, Saturday, 10:00 AM, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home Chapel with Steve London officiating. Interment will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery, Carlsbad, New Mexico. Carlsbad Veterans Honor Guard will provide military honors. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. After many years in Throckmorton, Texas, the Thomas Levi & Mary Deborah London family left their dry land farm on September 5, 1921 to move to Loving, New Mexico to farm a forty-acre farm that was 1 miles northeast of Loving. Berry and two of the older boys went by covered wagon, while their momma and the younger seven children rode the train. Three other siblings were already grown and not living at home. William B. "Berry" London, born March 18, 1919 in Throckmorton, TX the youngest boy of twelve children, of Thomas and Mary (Selman) London, made his childhood home in Loving, NM at the old home place on what is now the corner of London Rd. and Nymeyer Rd. picking cotton and helping with all the farm chores. He left home at an early age then joined the Army in 1941 being sent overseas to Ireland, Italy, and Africa. Upon his honorable discharge from the service, he returned to Loving where he married Marie Bryant on January 31, 1946. He worked in the mines for a few short years before opening his own garage & parts house--the Loving Garage which later became B & R Supply. During these years he also sold cars and tractors and fixed many a car, truck, and anything with four wheels. This was his work life until he retired and sold the garage in 1991 at the age of 74. He, Marie, and Mary Alice then moved to Carlsbad. Berry enjoyed many years of playing Rook with kinfolks, fishing, dancing, and swimming. After he moved to Carlsbad, he loved dancing at the Senior Citizens Center and swimming at the CARC Farm. Many thanks go to all his swimming friends and to special caretakers, Cynthia Marquez, Irma Munoz, Chris, and Anna. He is survived by daughters: Mary Alice London and Rita London, both of Carlsbad, brother, T. L. London of Carlsbad, NM, his special friend, Mary Cottingham and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by parents; wife, Marie London; five brothers: Ira, Levi, Green, John and Frank London, and five sisters: Cora Estes, Josephine Cotton, Gwendolyn Hand, Edna McKinney and Marie Bond. Pallbearers will be David Doughty, Ralph Medrano, Bob Nymeyer, Scott London, Duncan Whitlock and Norman Whitlock. Honorary Pallbearers will be A.C. Burkham, Bruce Pardue and Brad Cottingham, Hal Cottingham. Should friends desire to make memorial contributions, they may be made to Western Commerce, London Family Scholorship Fund, 127 South Canyon Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220, Cats Meow/Noahs Ark, 124 S. Canyon Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220 or St. Edward School, 805 Walter Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220. Condolences may be expressed at dentonwood.com.