Wayne Berry, 90

Graveside services for Wayne Berry, 90, of Drury, were held March 5, 2021, in the Blanche Cemetery near Drury. Mr. Berry died Feb. 27 in West Plains.

He was born March 22, 1930, in Trail, the son of James and Ella Alms Berry. 

He grew up and graduated from Dora High School. On April 1, 1954, in Springfield, Indiana, he married Jeanetta Spradlin. 

Mr. Berry worked on the assembly line for General Motors in Columbus, Ohio, for 19 years before moving his family back to Missouri, where he began farming.

Survivors include Jeanetta, his loving wife of nearly 67 years; two sons, William Berry of West Plains, and Joe Berry and wife Kay, of Ozark; one daughter, Joyce Rigger of Nixa; four grandchildren, Serenity Matney and husband Anthony, Danelle Berry, Amy Jo Berry, and Eli Rigger; six great-grandchildren, Joe Ervin, Dalton Ervin, Makayla Lambert, Kyle May, Levi May and Henry Matney; two great-great-grandchildren, Declan Ervin and J.D. Jackson; and a host of other relatives and friends who will miss him greatly.

He was preceded in death by his parents and eight brothers and two sisters.

Online condolences may be expressed at craighurttfuneralhome.com

Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home, Mountain Grove, directors.

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