September 17, 2008

CHARLIE CHAPMAN (CHAT) BERRY

Funeral service for Charlie Chapman (Chat) Berry, 90, of Rusk will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept.18 at Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Don Copeland, the Rev. Charles Haley, the Rev. Phillip Warren and the Rev. Mike Bradford officiating. Burial will be in Sardis-Edgefleld Cemetery.

Mr. Berry died Sept. 11. He was born April 4, 1918, in the Sardis Community to the late Charlie F. and Margaret Sue Martin Berry. Mr. Berry was. a lifelong resident of Rusk and a member of the Sardis Baptist Church. He retired from the Rusk State Hospital after 38 years of service and served in the U.S. Army in World War II. Mr. Berry had previously worked in the oil field industry for many years, a member of the Sardis Cats Ten County League Baseball Team.

Preceding him in death were his wife, Winifred Marie Berry in 1982; a son, Charlie Michael Berry; two brothers, Stanley Berry and Morris Berry; four sisters, Murl Cummins, Adolph Berry, Evelyn Dear and Edith Stark.

Survivors are two daughters, Glenda Davis of Jacksonville and Carolyn Pyle of Rusk; two sisters, Victoria Thompson of Jacksonville and Doris Whitney of Mont Belvieu; two grandsons, R. Matthew Pyle and Michael Chapman Pyle both of Rusk; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family.

Pallbearers will be Matthew Pyle, Michael Pyle, G.M Berry, Billy Edwards, Marshall Dear and Gary Williams.

Honorary pallbearers will be all members of Bull Creek Hunting Club, Guinn Kelley, Leon Lloyd Jr., Raymond Pyle Sr., Micah Bradbery and Jack Berry. The family will receive friends Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the funeral home.

Information from The Cherokeean Herald

Charlie Chapman “Chat” Berry

Funeral services for Charlie Chapman “Chat” Berry, 90, of Rusk are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home chapel in Rusk, with the Rev. Don Copeland, the Rev. Charles Haley, the Rev. Phillip Warren and the Rev. Mike Bradford officiating. Burial will be in the Sardis-Edgefield Cemetery under the direction of Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk. Mr. Berry died Sept. 11, 2008, in a Jacksonville nursing home. He was born April 4, 1918, in the Sardis community to the late Charlie F. and Margaret Sue Martin Berry. He was a lifelong resident of Rusk, a member of the Sardis Baptist Church. Mr. Berry retired from Rusk State Hospital after 38 years of service. He had also worked in the oil field for many years. And, he was a member of the Sardis Cats Tri-County League baseball team. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was preceded in death by his wife, Winifred Marie Berry in 1982; son, Charlie Michael Berry; two brothers, Stanley Berry and Morris Berry; four sisters, Murl Cummins, Adolph Berry, Evelyn Dear and Edith Stark. He is survived by two daughters, Glenda Davis of Jacksonville and Carolyn Pyle of Rusk; two sisters, Victoria Thompson of Jacksonville and Doris Whitney of Mont Belvieu; two grandsons, R. Mathew Pyle of Rusk and Michael Chapman Pyle of Rusk; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family. Pallbearers include Mathew Pyle, Michael Pyle, G.M. Berry, Billy Edwards, Marshall Dear and Gary Williams. Honorary pallbearers will be all members of the Bull Creek Hunting Club, Guinn Kelley, Leon Lloyd Jr., Raymond Pyle Sr. Micah Bradbery and Jack Berry. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, at the funeral home. Published in the Jacksonville Daily Progress from 9/13/2008 - 9/17/2008