JOE SHERMAN BERRY, 79, El Dorado Springs, died Sunday, March 5, 2006, in El Dorado Springs. He was born Oct. 29, 1926, at Bear Creek to Curtis and Nellie Copeland Berry. He married Mary Juanita Spencer of Stockton, Sept. 1, 1946, and two sons were born to this union. He was saved as a young man at a Baptist church in the Stockton Area, where he, his wife, and sister joined on the same day. As a young man, he owned a truck and hauled cattle and feed between Springfield and Stockton for other people. He later became a self-employed dairy and cattle farmer with row cropping. You often could find him at the local coffee shops sharing news (or gossip) with friends. He was at his best when spending time with his children and grandchildren. Nothing would light up his eyes faster than talking about his great-grandson, Haden Berry Foster, who called him PaBoo. Survivors include two sons, Donald Wayne Berry and wife Bonnie of El Dorado Springs and Joe Dean Berry and wife Anita of Columbia; three granddaughters, Teresa Foster and husband Ryan, LaDonna Ferguson and husband Waylon and Terri Dawn Berry, all of El Dorado Springs; a great-grandson, Haden Foster of El Droado Springs; and two sisters, Suzie Price of Stockton and Betty Tuma of Belleville, Kan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Berry; a brother, Donald Berry; and four sisters, Rosie McCellon, Lorene Reaves, Louise Nickodim and Blanche Smith. Services were at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at Hackleman Chapel, with burial in Lindley Prairie Cemetery under the direction of Hackleman and Sons Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs. Pallbearers were Ryan Foster, Howard Gilpin, Jim Bullard, Joe Coulter, Duane Wright, and Bob Bullard.
