STATE PIONEER'S FUNERAL IS HELD
St. Johns, Dec. 30 - Funeral services for Thomas Berry, 79-year-old pioneer, who died here Saturday, were held in the Latter Day Saints Chapel Sunday afternoon, with Bishop Hugh Richey conducting.
Born is Utah, March 22, 1862, Mr. Berry came to this community in 1883 with his wife Sarah Roundy Berry, who died seven months ago.
Mr. Berry had spent many years here. He also, lived at Big Horn, Wyo. and Eager and Mesa. When he came here with the pioneers he brought 300 head of cattle and 200 head of horses, personally taking charge of driving them while his wife drove their team and wagon. He was a prominent sheep man, cattleman, mail contractor and freighter, in the early days at St. Johns, and later had a large dairy herd in the Salt River Valley. He also brought a carload of fine Jersey cows from Texas to St. Johns.
Having spent the last seven winters at Mesa working in the Latter Day Saints Temple, Mr. Berry is well known to many valley residents.
Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Ward Heap and Mrs. Dexter McCray of St. Johns; three sons, Herbert of Holbrook, Orrin of Phoenix and Elmer of St. Johns; 42 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
The Arizona Republic
31 December 1941
St. Johns, Dec. 30 - Funeral services for Thomas Berry, 79-year-old pioneer, who died here Saturday, were held in the Latter Day Saints Chapel Sunday afternoon, with Bishop Hugh Richey conducting.
Born is Utah, March 22, 1862, Mr. Berry came to this community in 1883 with his wife Sarah Roundy Berry, who died seven months ago.
Mr. Berry had spent many years here. He also, lived at Big Horn, Wyo. and Eager and Mesa. When he came here with the pioneers he brought 300 head of cattle and 200 head of horses, personally taking charge of driving them while his wife drove their team and wagon. He was a prominent sheep man, cattleman, mail contractor and freighter, in the early days at St. Johns, and later had a large dairy herd in the Salt River Valley. He also brought a carload of fine Jersey cows from Texas to St. Johns.
Having spent the last seven winters at Mesa working in the Latter Day Saints Temple, Mr. Berry is well known to many valley residents.
Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Ward Heap and Mrs. Dexter McCray of St. Johns; three sons, Herbert of Holbrook, Orrin of Phoenix and Elmer of St. Johns; 42 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
The Arizona Republic
31 December 1941
STATE PIONEER'S FUNERAL IS HELD
St. Johns, Dec. 30 - Funeral services for Thomas Berry, 79-year-old pioneer, who died here Saturday, were held in the Latter Day Saints Chapel Sunday afternoon, with Bishop Hugh Richey conducting.
Born is Utah, March 22, 1862, Mr. Berry came to this community in 1883 with his wife Sarah Roundy Berry, who died seven months ago.
Mr. Berry had spent many years here. He also, lived at Big Horn, Wyo. and Eager and Mesa. When he came here with the pioneers he brought 300 head of cattle and 200 head of horses, personally taking charge of driving them while his wife drove their team and wagon. He was a prominent sheep man, cattleman, mail contractor and freighter, in the early days at St. Johns, and later had a large dairy herd in the Salt River Valley. He also brought a carload of fine Jersey cows from Texas to St. Johns.
Having spent the last seven winters at Mesa working in the Latter Day Saints Temple, Mr. Berry is well known to many valley residents.
Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Ward Heap and Mrs. Dexter McCray of St. Johns; three sons, Herbert of Holbrook, Orrin of Phoenix and Elmer of St. Johns; 42 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
The Arizona Republic
31 December 1941
St. Johns, Dec. 30 - Funeral services for Thomas Berry, 79-year-old pioneer, who died here Saturday, were held in the Latter Day Saints Chapel Sunday afternoon, with Bishop Hugh Richey conducting.
Born is Utah, March 22, 1862, Mr. Berry came to this community in 1883 with his wife Sarah Roundy Berry, who died seven months ago.
Mr. Berry had spent many years here. He also, lived at Big Horn, Wyo. and Eager and Mesa. When he came here with the pioneers he brought 300 head of cattle and 200 head of horses, personally taking charge of driving them while his wife drove their team and wagon. He was a prominent sheep man, cattleman, mail contractor and freighter, in the early days at St. Johns, and later had a large dairy herd in the Salt River Valley. He also brought a carload of fine Jersey cows from Texas to St. Johns.
Having spent the last seven winters at Mesa working in the Latter Day Saints Temple, Mr. Berry is well known to many valley residents.
Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Ward Heap and Mrs. Dexter McCray of St. Johns; three sons, Herbert of Holbrook, Orrin of Phoenix and Elmer of St. Johns; 42 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
The Arizona Republic
31 December 1941
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