Bertha Marie Hereford, 95, died at Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio on Wednesday, December 11, 2002. She is survived by children, Maudie Frees, Nora Hitchcock, Charles Hereford and Francis Hereford; brother, John Riley; 56 grand children, numerous great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Martha Easterling Riley; her husband, William Robert Hereford; daughters, Susanne Burke, Sella Barker, Mary Potter, Ida Mae Powell and Pearl Plantz; sons: Noah Robert Hereford, Richard Eugene Hereford and William Andrew Hereford; two brothers and one sister. Visitation for Mrs. Hereford will be from 6-8PM Friday, Decmeber 13, 2002 at Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ohio with a service at 1:00 Saturday, December 14, 2002 at the funeral home. Interment will be in Casstown Cemetery, Casstown, Ohio.