Berry, James

Passed: 1940-06-06

Age: 65

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1940-06-14

Information: FARMER DROPS DEAD IN FIELD - James Berry, 65 years old, died at his home near Advent Thursday night about nine o'clock from what is reported to have been a heart attack.  Berry, who lived with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ingram, had gone a short distance from the home to accompany some neighbor children, who had been visiting at Ingram's that evening, back to their home.  When near the top of a hill between the two farm residences, Berry is reported by the children to have gasped and sank to the ground.  When help arrived, he was dead.  The funeral services were held at the Higginbottom church on Saturday afternoon at two o'clock and burial was in the cemetery there.  He is survived by two brothers, W. A. Berry and Coon Berry, both of Charleston.  The sudden death of Mr. Berry was a shock to his hundreds of.............