Deceased: Kenneth Ray Berry
Newspaper: The Carthage Press
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger

Obit: CARTHAGE, Mo. -
Kenneth Ray Berry, 61, passed away Friday, March 28, 2008, in Wichita Falls, Texas.  Services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at Grace Church with Tom Rodgers officiating.  Burial will be in Restland Cemetery in Olney, Texas, under the direction of  Lunn's Colonial Funeral Home.

Kenneth was born July 16, 1946, in Jericho Springs, Mo., to Emma Mae Asbell Berry and Armond Lewis Berry. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force.  On Nov. 16, 1980, he married Debra Sue Bryant in Wichita Falls, Texas. Kenneth  worked as a conductor for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, retiring after  working for over 20 years.

Kenneth was a hard working man who always found time to help anyone who needed it. He was always lending a helping hand in his  neighborhood. Kenneth loved dogs and horses. But most of all, Kenneth was a dedicated husband, father, and grandfather, who loved his family very much.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Clifford Berry, and one granddaughter, Emily Grace Pierce.

Survivors include his wife Debbie Berry of Wichita Falls, daughter, Kendra Pierce and her husband Jeff of Vernon, daughter, Alicia Rae Berry of Vernon, son, Coyt Ray Berry of Wichita Falls, and daughter, Kloe Hope Berry of Wichita  Falls, four grandchildren, Garrett and Gavin Pierce, Keyton Berry and Kayli  Gates, six brothers and sisters, Wilma Schaal of Cripple Creek, Colo., Carolyn  Snodgrass and her husband Jim of San Antonio, Texas, Charles Berry and his wife Nancy of Carthage, Mo., Gordon Berry and his wife Mary also of Carthage, Dale Berry of Dayton, Ohio, and Vicky Arafiles of Hauki, Maui, Hawaii, one step-sister, Betty Jo Craft and her husband Roy of Willard, Mo., and one stepbrother, Larry Crouch and his wife Rowena of Ashgrove, Mo.

The family will be at the funeral home today from 6-7 p.m. for visitation.