Obituary of Adolphus I. Berry, Madison Co, AR

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Submitted by: Lynn Gibson <lgibson@alltel.net>
        Date: 22 Nov 1998
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Adolphus I. BERRY - Date of Death 23 Jun 1923

[Submitter's Note: The masthead of the paper is missing - but I do
have a copy of the actual article. The date of death for Adolphus I.
Berry was June 23, 1923 in Springdale.]

The obituary for Adolphus I. Berry reads:

Adolphus I. Berry was born June 9, 1850 in Madison County near Alabam;
the town being named for his father. July 28, 1870 he was married to
Mary Katherine Phillips, and to this union were born four children,
three of whom survive: Miss Mabel of Springdale, Woodward of Lagrand,
Oregon, and Mrs. Lina Pennington of Prince Albert, Canada. The first
wife passed away December 5, 1878.

In the year 1879 he was married to Miss Kittie Phillips. Of this
marriage there is only one child who survives, Mrs. L. D. Rogers, of
Boonville, Ark. The last wife died April 26, 1896.

Mr. Berry moved to Springdale in 1905, where he has since lived. He
was City Marshal of this place for six years, from 1906 to 1912, and
served faithfully and well. Later he was employed in the grocery
business, and continued so until his health failed. He has been
failing in health for the past four years, and following the death of
his son a few weeks ago grew steadily worse, and declined rapidly. He
died at half past seven Saturday morning, June 23.

For forty-three years he was an active member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge.
Early in life he joined the Presbyterian Church, in which he served in
an official capacity for a number of years. On moving to Springdale
with his daughter, Miss Mabel, he united with the M. E. Church, South,
of which denomination he was a member at the time of his death. during
his last hours he often expressed his faith in Christ, and his
willingness and desire to be called higher.

Funeral services were conducted at the M.E. Church, South Sunday
afternoon at 1:30 conducted by Rev. Womack, of Fayetteville, a former
pastor. Interment in the Hindsville Cemetery under the auspices of the
local I.O.O.F. lodge.

No word need be said of "Uncle Dolph" as he was more familiarly known.
His life and work was an open book to friends, neighbors, and citizens
of the community. And on the pages of his life's book are written the
words that need no further eulogizing: He was a model citizen, doing
his best at all times.

[Transcribed and Submitted by Sherry Healy.]