Crystal Connelly Berry

Crystal Connelly Berry, 48, of Morganton, NC died Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Born in Burke County, NC on November 14, 1965, she was the daughter of Peggy Ann Glass Connelly of Morganton and the late Benjamin Franklin Connelly, Sr. Crystal attended Gaston Chapel A.M.E. Church and was a member of Israel Chapel A.M.E. Church. She was a 1984 graduate of East Burke High School and had worked at J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center.
In addition to her mother, Crystal is survived by her daughter, Taylor Ann Connelly of Morganton; a brother, Ricky Allen Connelly of Morganton; a sister, Valerie Ann Johnson and her husband, Bobby, of Morganton; half-brothers, Benjamin F. Connelly, Jr. of Japan and Benjamin F. Connelly, III of Charlotte, NC; half-sisters, Emily Slaughter and her husband, Jovan, of Italy and Michelle E. Connelly of Durham, NC; and a host of nieces, nephew, aunts, and uncles.
The memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Israel Chapel A.M.E. Church with the Reverends Herbert Carter and Phyllis Caldwell officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 12:00 until 1:00 p.m. prior to the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to Israel Chapel A.M.E. Church, 2317 Israel Chapel Road, Connelly Springs, NC 28612.
Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements.