Pate Berry

Pate Berry

June 04, 1953 ~ July 22, 2014 | 61


Pate Berry

Funeral Announcement – BERRY, Pate III

Funeral Services for Mr. Pate Berry III, 61, of Dublin, will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Church of God by Faith, 209 Hamilton Street, Dublin. Elder Charlie Smith will officiate. Burial will follow in the Dudley Memorial Cemetery.

Mr. Berry, affectionately known as “Sam Bo" or "Sam”, was born June 4, 1953, to the late Pate Berry Jr. and Arizona Bernice Bryant in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia. He was the second of four children, and was preceded in death by his father, Pate Berry, Jr., and by a brother, James Otis Berry, Sr.

He attended Macedonia Baptist Church at an early age, and later in life, occasionally attended the Church of God by Faith, Dublin.

He attended the Pulaski County public schools system. He was an active member of the Bozeman High School Band, and in 1970, moved to Miami, Florida, to live with his grandmother, Johnnie Mae Berry, and graduated from Miami Edison Senior High School in 1971. He enlisted in the United States Army and earned the rank of Sergeant. He later relocated to Dublin as a disabled veteran.

He leaves to cherish his memory and mourn his leaving his wife, Marlene Berry; one son, Kelcy Dennis of Hawkinsville; two step daughters, Chantawn (Ronald) English of Bethesda, Maryland and Marcy Harris of Tallahassee, Florida; a devoted mother, Arizona Bernice Bryant of Hawkinsville; two sisters, Janice Bembry of Dublin and Linda (Curtis) Williams of Brooklyn, New York; and a brother, Elder Marvin Berry of Hawkinsville; two grandchildren; six step grandchildren; one step-great grandchild; and a host of other relatives and sorrowing friends.

Mr. Berry will be placed in the church one hour prior to services. The family will receive friends at the Dudley Funeral Home on Sunday, July 27, 6 - 7 PM.

Services by Dudley Funeral Home of Dublin.
Post condolences at www.ServicesByDudley.com


Cemetery

Dudley Memorial Cemetery, Dublin, Georgia

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