Ray County, Missouri Obituaries - Mary Catherine Berry d. January 4, 1916 Berry, Mary Catherine sc. Z199 b. December 21, 1851 d. January 4, 1916 cem. New Hope Cemetery nee: Keith sp. O. J. Berry pd. January 13, 1916 p. Hardin News, Hardin, Ray County, Missouri com. daughter of Silas Keith; death date obtained from death certificate contributor: Jenna Zunker obit: Obituary. Mrs. Mary Catherine Berry, wife of O. J. Berry, died at her home six miles north of Morton, after a brief illness of pneumonia and lagrippe. Her death was not expected and was a severe shock to her relatives and friends. Mary Catherine Berry was born Dec. 21, 1851, in Harrison Co, Kentucky and when 5 years old came to Ray county with her parents and had lived in this country ever since. She was 65 years of age at the time of her death. She was the daughter of Silas Keith, of the Russelville country being the eldest of nine children. She is survived by a husband and an adopted son Theodore H. Berry, of Tulsa Oklahoma, an aged father and 3 sisters; Mrs. S. D. Jacobs of Richmond, Mrs. W.V. Boggess, of Morton, and Miss Emma F. Keith of Russelville, and 3 brothers; Joseph E. Keith, of Russelville, Irvin S. Keith, of Hickory Grove and Forest E. Keith, of Helena, Montana, to mourn her loss. She was married April the 7th, 1887 to O. J. Berry and they had resided continuously on the old Berry homestead ever since their marriage. At the age of 23 she was converted and united with the Wakenda Baptist church and had lived a faithful Christian life ever since. She united with the Morton Baptist church in 1888 of which church she was a member at the time of her death. Her devotion to her parents was strong, especially to her invaled mother who preceeded her in death several years. She was a loving wife devoted daughter, an affectionate sister, ever ready to make any sacrifice for the happiness of others. The funeral was preached at New Hope church by her pastor E. L. Winfrey, from the text "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, they rest from their labors and their works do follow them." After which her remains were laid to rest in the adjacent cemetery. A Friend. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jenna Zunker USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------