Dr. Sidney R. Berry
Madison
Dr. Sidney Ray Berry passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at St. Catherine's Village in Madison, Mississippi. Dr. Berry was born in Simpson County, Mississippi on January 28, 1935. The only child of Arthur and Bertye Berry, he spent his childhood and adolescent years in Canton, Mississippi.
Following graduation from Canton High School a year early, Dr. Berry attended Ole Miss, where he completed his pre-medical education in two years. While attending Ole Miss, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Medical School with honors. Dr. Berry completed an internship at Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Denver, Colorado and completed his orthopaedic training residency at Brooke Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He went on to serve in the United States Army between the years of 1958 through 1967 as an orthopaedic surgeon. While serving his country, Dr. Berry was stationed in Landstuhl, Germany where he provided medical assistance to those injured in the Vietnam War at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the largest military hospital outside the United States. Later, he served in Fort Campbell, Kentucky from 1965 until 1967. He left the Army with the rank of Major.
After his return to the U.S., Dr. Berry entered private practice in Mobile, Alabama and continued in Jackson, Mississippi, where he started Lakeland Orthopaedic Clinic with his partner, Dr. Elmer Nix. He was a member of the Mississippi State Medical Society, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Association, North American and International Arthroscopy Association and the North American Spine Society. Dr. Berry's kind heart and skilled hands touched the lives of many, until his retirement in 1998.
Dr. Berry was a longtime member of Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson. An avid golfer, Dr. Berry was a regular on the Jackson Country Club golf course. He was also known to have used his skilled hands to craft golf clubs of his own. There was never a time when he was without a book in his hands. And, he dearly loved his Ole Miss Rebels.
Dr. Berry was preceded in death by his wife and mother of his three sons, Betty Morris Berry. He was also preceded in death by his second wife, Elizabeth Gully Berry. He is survived by his sons, Ray of Atlanta, Georgia; Doug (Candy) of Memphis, Tennessee and Robert (Bridgid) of Ridgeland, Mississippi. He is also survived by his three grandchildren, Sydney Berry, Jay Berry and Madeleine Berry.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 2015 at Parkway Funeral Home in Ridgeland, Mississippi, with Reverend Charles E. Poole, Sr. officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 am. until 12:00 p.m. A private burial will follow at Parkway Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Northminster Baptist Church, 3955 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211.
Madison
Dr. Sidney Ray Berry passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at St. Catherine's Village in Madison, Mississippi. Dr. Berry was born in Simpson County, Mississippi on January 28, 1935. The only child of Arthur and Bertye Berry, he spent his childhood and adolescent years in Canton, Mississippi.
Following graduation from Canton High School a year early, Dr. Berry attended Ole Miss, where he completed his pre-medical education in two years. While attending Ole Miss, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Medical School with honors. Dr. Berry completed an internship at Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Denver, Colorado and completed his orthopaedic training residency at Brooke Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He went on to serve in the United States Army between the years of 1958 through 1967 as an orthopaedic surgeon. While serving his country, Dr. Berry was stationed in Landstuhl, Germany where he provided medical assistance to those injured in the Vietnam War at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the largest military hospital outside the United States. Later, he served in Fort Campbell, Kentucky from 1965 until 1967. He left the Army with the rank of Major.
After his return to the U.S., Dr. Berry entered private practice in Mobile, Alabama and continued in Jackson, Mississippi, where he started Lakeland Orthopaedic Clinic with his partner, Dr. Elmer Nix. He was a member of the Mississippi State Medical Society, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Association, North American and International Arthroscopy Association and the North American Spine Society. Dr. Berry's kind heart and skilled hands touched the lives of many, until his retirement in 1998.
Dr. Berry was a longtime member of Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson. An avid golfer, Dr. Berry was a regular on the Jackson Country Club golf course. He was also known to have used his skilled hands to craft golf clubs of his own. There was never a time when he was without a book in his hands. And, he dearly loved his Ole Miss Rebels.
Dr. Berry was preceded in death by his wife and mother of his three sons, Betty Morris Berry. He was also preceded in death by his second wife, Elizabeth Gully Berry. He is survived by his sons, Ray of Atlanta, Georgia; Doug (Candy) of Memphis, Tennessee and Robert (Bridgid) of Ridgeland, Mississippi. He is also survived by his three grandchildren, Sydney Berry, Jay Berry and Madeleine Berry.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 2015 at Parkway Funeral Home in Ridgeland, Mississippi, with Reverend Charles E. Poole, Sr. officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 am. until 12:00 p.m. A private burial will follow at Parkway Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Northminster Baptist Church, 3955 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211.
Dr. Sidney R. Berry
Madison
Dr. Sidney Ray Berry passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at St. Catherine's Village in Madison, Mississippi. Dr. Berry was born in Simpson County, Mississippi on January 28, 1935. The only child of Arthur and Bertye Berry, he spent his childhood and adolescent years in Canton, Mississippi.
Following graduation from Canton High School a year early, Dr. Berry attended Ole Miss, where he completed his pre-medical education in two years. While attending Ole Miss, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Medical School with honors. Dr. Berry completed an internship at Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Denver, Colorado and completed his orthopaedic training residency at Brooke Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He went on to serve in the United States Army between the years of 1958 through 1967 as an orthopaedic surgeon. While serving his country, Dr. Berry was stationed in Landstuhl, Germany where he provided medical assistance to those injured in the Vietnam War at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the largest military hospital outside the United States. Later, he served in Fort Campbell, Kentucky from 1965 until 1967. He left the Army with the rank of Major.
After his return to the U.S., Dr. Berry entered private practice in Mobile, Alabama and continued in Jackson, Mississippi, where he started Lakeland Orthopaedic Clinic with his partner, Dr. Elmer Nix. He was a member of the Mississippi State Medical Society, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Association, North American and International Arthroscopy Association and the North American Spine Society. Dr. Berry's kind heart and skilled hands touched the lives of many, until his retirement in 1998.
Dr. Berry was a longtime member of Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson. An avid golfer, Dr. Berry was a regular on the Jackson Country Club golf course. He was also known to have used his skilled hands to craft golf clubs of his own. There was never a time when he was without a book in his hands. And, he dearly loved his Ole Miss Rebels.
Dr. Berry was preceded in death by his wife and mother of his three sons, Betty Morris Berry. He was also preceded in death by his second wife, Elizabeth Gully Berry. He is survived by his sons, Ray of Atlanta, Georgia; Doug (Candy) of Memphis, Tennessee and Robert (Bridgid) of Ridgeland, Mississippi. He is also survived by his three grandchildren, Sydney Berry, Jay Berry and Madeleine Berry.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 2015 at Parkway Funeral Home in Ridgeland, Mississippi, with Reverend Charles E. Poole, Sr. officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 am. until 12:00 p.m. A private burial will follow at Parkway Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Northminster Baptist Church, 3955 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211.
Madison
Dr. Sidney Ray Berry passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at St. Catherine's Village in Madison, Mississippi. Dr. Berry was born in Simpson County, Mississippi on January 28, 1935. The only child of Arthur and Bertye Berry, he spent his childhood and adolescent years in Canton, Mississippi.
Following graduation from Canton High School a year early, Dr. Berry attended Ole Miss, where he completed his pre-medical education in two years. While attending Ole Miss, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Medical School with honors. Dr. Berry completed an internship at Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Denver, Colorado and completed his orthopaedic training residency at Brooke Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He went on to serve in the United States Army between the years of 1958 through 1967 as an orthopaedic surgeon. While serving his country, Dr. Berry was stationed in Landstuhl, Germany where he provided medical assistance to those injured in the Vietnam War at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the largest military hospital outside the United States. Later, he served in Fort Campbell, Kentucky from 1965 until 1967. He left the Army with the rank of Major.
After his return to the U.S., Dr. Berry entered private practice in Mobile, Alabama and continued in Jackson, Mississippi, where he started Lakeland Orthopaedic Clinic with his partner, Dr. Elmer Nix. He was a member of the Mississippi State Medical Society, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Association, North American and International Arthroscopy Association and the North American Spine Society. Dr. Berry's kind heart and skilled hands touched the lives of many, until his retirement in 1998.
Dr. Berry was a longtime member of Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson. An avid golfer, Dr. Berry was a regular on the Jackson Country Club golf course. He was also known to have used his skilled hands to craft golf clubs of his own. There was never a time when he was without a book in his hands. And, he dearly loved his Ole Miss Rebels.
Dr. Berry was preceded in death by his wife and mother of his three sons, Betty Morris Berry. He was also preceded in death by his second wife, Elizabeth Gully Berry. He is survived by his sons, Ray of Atlanta, Georgia; Doug (Candy) of Memphis, Tennessee and Robert (Bridgid) of Ridgeland, Mississippi. He is also survived by his three grandchildren, Sydney Berry, Jay Berry and Madeleine Berry.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 2015 at Parkway Funeral Home in Ridgeland, Mississippi, with Reverend Charles E. Poole, Sr. officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 am. until 12:00 p.m. A private burial will follow at Parkway Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Northminster Baptist Church, 3955 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211.
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