Allen Lester BERRY, Sr.^[1]

1930 - 2005  (75 years)

• Name	Allen Lester BERRY  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1930	Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  HIST	his hobby was chainsaw and lawn mower repair at death- he had 6 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren ALLEN L. BERRY Sr. Allen L. Berry Sr., 75, husband of Florence Porter Berry, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Oklahoma, he was a son of the late U.V. Berry and the late Emma Seigler Berry. Mr. Berry was a faithful member of New Salem Baptist Church. He was retired from Carolina Furniture Works and was the co-owner, along with his wife, of Keepsakes & Collectibles. His hobby was chainsaw and lawn mower repair and he was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Survivors besides his wife of Sumter include three sons, Allen L. Berry Jr. of Santee, Ronald A. Berry and his wife, Phyllis, of Lugoff, and Philip M. Berry of Sumter; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Glenn Berry and Marion Berry, both of California; and three sisters, Flora Mae Bounds of Missouri, and Wilma Pittman and Anita Smith, both of California. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in New Salem Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Rivers officiating. Burial will be in the Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Derek Berry, Lance Cpl. Danna Berry, Eddie Porter, Roy Alsbrooks, Joe Ridley and Bryan Rogers. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Cuttino Bible Class of New Salem Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to the New Salem Baptist Church Building Fund, 2500 West Oakland Ave., Sumter, SC 29154. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of arrangements. Posted in Obits on Monday, November 14, 2005  [2]
  MILI	he was a U. S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War  [2]
  Occupation	he was retired from Carolina Furniture Works and was the co-owner, along with his wife, of Keepsakes & Collectibles  [2]
  Religion	a faithful member of New Salem Baptist Church  [2]
  _UID	65D07842BE9049A1B163A9ACBEC1EF4B49F8
  Death	13 Nov 2005	Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	15 Nov 2005	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [2]
  	Elmore-Cannon-Stephens FUneral Home & Crematorium, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I164128	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	16 May 2018

  
  

  Father	U. V. BERRY
  Mother	Emma SEIGLER
  _UID	96A08CB767B04B19A76CA6FF2AD35AF2F5B8
  _UID	96A08CB767B04B19A76CA6FF2AD35AF2F5B8
  Family ID	F111824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence PORTER,   b. 1934, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 7 May 2011, at the home of her son (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1950	Sumter County, South Carolina   [3]
  _UID	ADC1D43E27D242598CCBA46002359E6AAE5E
  _UID	ADC1D43E27D242598CCBA46002359E6AAE5E
  Children	1. Allen Lester “Foots” BERRY, Jr.,   b. 1951, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 30 Oct 2011 (Age 60 years)   2. Ronald A. BERRY   3. Phillip Michael BERRY, Sr.,   b. 6 Dec 1963, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 17 Mar 2018, at his home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F111823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S25902] Philip M. Berry. [S5882] Allen L. Berry Sr. [S5540] Marriage License Index- By Grooms’ Name, page 169. [S9774] Alvin W. Koening Jr. [S15116] Savilla Floyd. [S16014] Florence P. Berry. [S16864] Allen L. Berry Jr.