James Michael “Mike” BERRY, Sr.^[1]

1950 - 2007  (57 years)

• Name	James Michael “Mike” BERRY  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	18 Jan 1950	San Antonia, Texas   [10]
  Gender	Male
  Education	he was educated in the Sumter school system
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina JAMES M. BERRY Sr. James Michael Berry Sr., age 57, beloved husband of 37 years to Julie Floyd Berry, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born in San Antonio, Texas, a son of Christine Jordan Berry and the late Clarence Berry. He was educated in the Sumter school system and retired as a truck driver. He enjoyed long-distance truck driving and took great joy in spending time with his grandchildren. He was a member of New Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to his wife and mother are one son, James Michael Berry Jr. and his wife, Heather, of Turbeville; one daughter, Joyce Berry Mays and her husband, Timmy, of Summerton; five grandchildren, Matt Mays, Tyler Mays, Malorie Berry, Mikayla Berry and Madison Berry; three brothers, Charles Berry and his wife, Debra, Ronnie Berry and his wife, Maggie, and David Berry and his wife, Sharon, all of Sumter; and one sister, Linda Poole and her husband, Heyward, of Sumter. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Bullock Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Sammy Geddings officiating. Burial will follow in the Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the residence of his daughter. Memorials may be made to the Tuomey Foundation, 115 N. Sumter St., Suite 120, Sumter, SC 29150. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.bullockfuneralhome.com . The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements. Posted in Obits on Friday, August 10, 2007  [2, 5]
  Occupation	he was a retired truck driver  [5]
  Religion	he was a member of New Calvary Baptist Church  [5]
  _UID	E1AF7D00F3A4428BADABEB8DC33AA22A0A8E
  Death	8 Aug 2007	Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [4]
  Burial	10 Aug 2007	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [5]
  	Bullock Funeral Home, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I104381	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Clarence A. BERRY,   b. 1 May 1926, Poplar Bluff, Missouri d. 16 Aug 1999, Palmetto Baptist Medical Center, Columbia, South Carolina (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Christine Alicia JORDAN,   b. 7 Aug 1927, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 9 Aug 2011, at her son’s (Ronnie) home, Sumter, South Carolina (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1947	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [11, 12]
  _UID	4600109C70E646629367AF3EFE929EECF10B
  _UID	4600109C70E646629367AF3EFE929EECF10B
  Family ID	F72227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julie F. FLOYD,   b. 13 Feb, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Marriage	23 Apr 1970	Sumter County, South Carolina   [11]
  _UID	EF2E6BBF02234D888D9B2E688FB701094FBF
  _UID	EF2E6BBF02234D888D9B2E688FB701094FBF
  Children	1. James Michael BERRY, Jr.,   b. 13 Apr, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   2. Living
  Family ID	F72261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2004

  
  

• Sources

  [S27831] Kimberly Robin McElveen Mathis. [S2483] Clarence A. Berry. [S8421] Josephine T. Rose. [S9012] Phone call from Madeline about Mike dying. [S9032] James M. Berry Sr. [S5540] Marriage License Index- By Grooms’ Name, page 171. [S16471] Christine Berry. [S18380] Charles A. Berry. [S22656] Page-Mays. [S2505] Christine Jordan Berry. [S689] Sumter County, South Carolina, Marriage License Index, #1, page 158. [S5540] Marriage License Index- By Grooms’ Name, page 170.