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September 17, 1991
Sapulpa Herald
Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma

JOHN BERRY

MACOMB — Former area resident John Berry, 88, of Macomb, died Thursday in an Oklahoma City hospital.

Graveside services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday at Prairie View Cemetery, Macomb, with Harold Frank officiating.

Burial will follow under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home, Tecumseh.

Mr. Berry was born March 22, 1903, in Decaterville, Mo. He married Ruby West Oct. 12, 1928, in Sapulpa. He lived in Kellyville until 1950 when he moved to a farm east of Norman.

Mr. Berry had lived near Macomb since 1962. He was a farmer and worked in commercial building construction until retiring in 1965.

He was preceded in death by two sons, Kenneth and Donald Berry, seven brothers and sisters, and his wife, Ruby.

Survivors include daughters Joan Wall of Oklahoma City, patsy Fox of Gordonville, Texas, Viola Sears of Macomb, Rebecca Heitz of Norman and Kay Allen of Jones; son John Berry of Noble; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.