| 1. | Clyde Allen Berry was born on 5 Oct 1921 in Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA; died on 21 Nov 1991 in Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA; was buried on 23 Nov 1991 in Chickasaw Memorial Gardens, Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
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Clyde Allen "Shifty" Berry, age 70, died Thursday, November 21 1991 at his home in Houston. Funeral services were held Saturday, November 23 at Houston Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Chickasaw Memorial gardens with the Rev. Al Gaspard and the Rev. Danny Dabbs officiating.
The son of the late Allen Enochs Berry and the late Mable Dalton Dye Berry, he was born in Chickasaw County. A Veteran of World War II, he was held a prisoner of war for 14 months in Germany. He was a retired Chickasaw County Tax Assessor, having held the office for 16 years, from 1960 until 1976 and was a member of Houston First Baptist Church. Berry received his nickname, Shifty, from his high school football days at Houston High School.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Natalie Scruggs Berry of Houston; two daughters, Mrs. Susan Pepper and Mrs. Allyson Phillips, both of Houston; one son, Tommy Berry of Memphis, Tennessee; two sisters, Mrs. Laura Box of Houlka and Mrs. Margaret DeLawter of Indiana; two brothers, Herman Berry of Houlka and James Berry of Hernando and three grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were Mike Price, Leon Davis, Lonnie Whitt, bob Chamblee, Marlin Yarbrough, Robert Kendall and Gene Vanlandingham. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Houston High School Baseball Team.
Houston Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Printed in the Houston Times Post dated November 27 1991
Family/Spouse: Natalie Scruggs. Natalie (daughter of James Wiley Scruggs and Carrie Mae Kelley) was born on 3 Feb 1924 in Iuka, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA; died on 21 Nov 2011 in Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA; was buried on 23 Nov 2011 in Chickasaw Memorial Gardens, Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1921 - 1991 (70 years)
