
| Name | Robert Leon “Bobby” BERRY [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 29 Oct 1940 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [11] |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina According to source- Robert’s wifes name is Sally- jkh at death- he had a stepson, Chris Spencer of Sumter, South Carolina- how is he a step-son? jkh at death- he had 17 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren Robert L. Berry Sr. Robert L. Berry Sr., 71, widower of Chieko Berry, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, at Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late John William and Octavia G. Berry. Mr. Berry was retired from Fort Roofing and Sheet Metal Works after many years of service. He was an avid golfer and won many tournaments over the years, including the title of senior club champion at Pocalla Springs. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Sumter Elks Lodge. He was devoted to his family and friends. Survivors include eight children, Robert L. Berry Jr., Brian Douglas Berry, Charles William Berry, James Michael Berry, Tina Marie Berry and Hope Lynn Berry, all of Sumter, Mary Ellen Brewer of Oklahoma and Pamela Sue Engel of North Carolina; a stepson, Chris Spencer of Sumter; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Patricia Hill of Sumter. He was preceded in death by brothers, Billy, Earl and Walter; and sisters, Ann, Bessie and Lillie. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Steve Hendricks officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Steve Berry, Earl Berry Jr., Gary Berry, Ricky Berry, Mike Hill Jr. and Geoff Engel. Honorary pallbearers will be all members of his Saturday and Sunday golf group. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of his daughter, 3285 Nazarene Church Road. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. Posted in Obituaries on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 [1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10] | |
| MILI | He was a U.S. Army veteran. [10] | |
| _UID | 8C4056ED746F48F79CD6D4A0E267BA607A54 | |
| Death | 19 Feb 2012 | Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 22 Feb 2012 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [10] |
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| Person ID | I121478 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 21 Feb 2012 | |
| Father | John William BERRY, Sr., b. 15 Mar 1896, Poplar Bluff, Missouri d. 9 Feb 1960 (Age 63 years) | |
| Mother | Octavia GUNN, b. 13 Oct 1908, Poplar Bluff, Missouri d. 5 Aug 2007, at a local nursing center (Age 98 years) | |
| Marriage | 1925 [11] | |
| _UID | 31FA053796944BEAA8CB93D84A24FE5F6FB9 | |
| _UID | 31FA053796944BEAA8CB93D84A24FE5F6FB9 | |
| Family ID | F83690 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Sally L. BAKER, b. 25 Jul | |||||||||||||||||
| Marriage | 5 Jun 1959 | Sumter County, South Carolina [12] |
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| _UID | F50C02149D54472E907144BE55466976FAD3 | |||||||||||||||||
| _UID | F50C02149D54472E907144BE55466976FAD3 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Family ID | F83696 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified | 15 Aug 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| Family 2 | Chieko d. Bef 19 Feb 2012 | |
| _UID | 8806B6721DDF45639554D9CB372CBC696FF8 | |
| _UID | 8806B6721DDF45639554D9CB372CBC696FF8 | |
| Family ID | F103854 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |
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