Berryhill
WAYCROSS — Mr. Donald Lee Berryhill, 93, died on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at home.
Berryhill was born February 12, 1933 in Concord, N.C. He was the son of the late Marie and Edw ard Berryhill.
Berryhill is survived by his wife, Sandra; three sons, Johnny and his wife Michelle, Biff and David; and four grandchildren, Nicholas, Keith, Kyra and Cole.
Berryhill attended public schools in North Carolina and joined the U.S. Navy in 1950. He served aboard aircraft carriers during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1953.
He attended Appalachian State Teachers College and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Science Education and his Master’s degree. Berryhill taught nursing education for six years at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital in North Carolina.
In 1965, Berryhill moved to Waycross as a representative for the Lederle Pharmaceutical Company. In 1967, he joined Dr. A.L. Woodard to begin what has become the Okefenokee RESA. In 1977, he received a Sixth Year Degree in Supervision of Science Education.
Berryhill taught three generations of students in the Waycross and Ware County school systems. He will probably be remembered most for his field trips to the Okefenokee Swamp, The Rocks, and his love and respect for wildlife.
Following his retirement in 1996, Berryhill taught groups of adults in a nationwide program called Elderhostel. He and Wayne Morgan published a book entitled “Okefenokee Swamp Wild and Natural”.
Berryhill was a big part of assembling “Oscar” at the Okefenokee Swamp Park.
He was a great person, fun to live with and fun to be around. Berryhill loved the swamp and all the things that God made in it.
The family respectfully requests no food.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Okefenokee Swamp Park, 5700 Okefenokee Swamp Park Road, Waycross, 31503.
Music Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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