Mr. Berry had spent most of his life in the Bloomfield community but had lived in Quincy for the past few years. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Mt. Pisgah General Baptist Church in Aquilla.
On May 4, 1948 he was married to Maxine James; she preceded him in death on March 1, 1993.
Survivors include two sons, Terry Berry of Bloomfield and Jeffrey Berry of Dexter; one daughter, Dianna Orr of Quincy, Ill.; by two brothers, Cliff Berry of Tiptonville, Tenn., and Greg Berry of Dyersburg, Tenn.; by four sisters, Betty Hopper, Georgia Curvin and Verba Bramblett all of Tiptonville, Tenn., and Evelyn Pierce of Dyersburg, Tenn.; four grandchildren, Christopher Berry and Chelsey Berry of Dexter, Eric Lafferty of Quincy, Ill., and Janae Loveless of Palmyria, Mo.; five great-grandchildren, Andrew, Amber, Carley, Eathan and Bailey.
Visitation will be held at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield today, Jan. 18, 2004, from 5-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2004 at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield with the Rev. Cotus James officiating. Burial will following in the Walker Cemetery near Bloomfield.


