{"id":8163,"date":"2021-02-06T20:04:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T01:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/?p=8163"},"modified":"2021-02-06T20:43:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T01:43:27","slug":"berrer-david-merle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/berrer-david-merle\/","title":{"rendered":"Berrer, David Merle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"obituary-text\">\n<p class=\"obituary-text edit\" data-server-action=\"\/obituaries\/David-Berrer\/ProcessUpdateTributeObituary\" data-editclass=\"edit-obituary\" data-fieldtype=\"textarea\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">David Merle Berrer, of Linden, TN, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at the age of 78. He was born on September 7, 1942, to Herman S Berrer and Mary (Norton) Berrer, in Portland, Maine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"obituary-text edit\" data-server-action=\"\/obituaries\/David-Berrer\/ProcessUpdateTributeObituary\" data-editclass=\"edit-obituary\" data-fieldtype=\"textarea\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">David was a hardworking man all of his life, and that showed in everything he did. He worked for several years as a cleaning technician at Walt Disney World in Florida. He had a very large group of friends at Disney. He was a proud member of the Chickapea Volunteer Fire Department and the Knights of Apithias. Above all, David was a huge NASCAR fan. He traveled to as many races as he could.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"obituary-text edit\" data-server-action=\"\/obituaries\/David-Berrer\/ProcessUpdateTributeObituary\" data-editclass=\"edit-obituary\" data-fieldtype=\"textarea\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">He is survived by his wife, Patricia Berrer, of Linden, son, David (Jennifer) M Berrer, Jr., of Hohenwald, daughters, Desiree (Bob) Bayley, of Linden, and Stacy (Tom) Pittsenbarger, of St. Cloud, FL, sister, Irene (Mark) Meyer, of Oregon, grandchildren: Joshua, Zachariah (Megan), and Isaiah (Amy) Bayley, David-Evan (Brittney) and Derby Lee Berrer, as well as Heath and Piper Pittsenbarger, great grandchildren: Allison Bayley and Lilly-Ann Berrer, a childhood friend, Liz Wood, his best friend for over 50 years, Bob Sanborn, and a close friend, Anne Steele.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"obituary-text edit\" data-server-action=\"\/obituaries\/David-Berrer\/ProcessUpdateTributeObituary\" data-editclass=\"edit-obituary\" data-fieldtype=\"textarea\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by one son, Kevin Berrer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"obituary-text edit\" data-server-action=\"\/obituaries\/David-Berrer\/ProcessUpdateTributeObituary\" data-editclass=\"edit-obituary\" data-fieldtype=\"textarea\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Memorial services will be held on Sunday, February 7, 2021, at 2:00 PM, at the First Baptist Church in Linden, TN.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"services-events\">\n<div class=\"services-content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Merle Berrer, of Linden, TN, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at the age of 78. He was born on September 7, 1942, to Herman S Berrer and Mary (Norton) Berrer, in Portland, Maine. David was a hardworking man all of his life, and that showed in everything he did. 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