Chickasha Daily Express Chickasha, Grady Co, Oklahoma, Sunday, 16 Apr 1961
MRS ALTA T BERRY
-Mrs Alta T Berry, 82, of 1826 [sic] Arizona, died Friday in Sacramento, Calif, where she had been visiting her daughter.
-In failing health several years, Mrs Berry died after a sudden heart attack.
-She was born 19 March 1879, at Powersville, Mo, and was married to James O Berry in 1904 at Clio, Iowa. Berry died March 6.
-Mrs Berry moved to Oklahoma, Indian Territory, in 1905, settling west of Vici. She moved to Chickasha in 1947 from Woodward.
-She was a member of the First Christian Church.
-Mrs Berry is survived by three daughters, Mrs E Eggleston, 1828 Arizona; Mrs Margie Marie Chandler, Okla City; and Mrs C C Craven, Sacramento.
-One son, Merlin J Berry, Colorado Springs, Colo; two brothers, H A Greer, Humiston, Iowa, and Clinton M Greer, Little Rock, Ark, and six grand-children.
-The funeral will be announced by Sevier's Chickasha Funeral Home.
Chickasha Daily Express Chickasha, Grady Co, Oklahoma, Sunday, 16 Apr 1961
MRS ALTA T BERRY
-Mrs Alta T Berry, 82, of 1826 [sic] Arizona, died Friday in Sacramento, Calif, where she had been visiting her daughter.
-In failing health several years, Mrs Berry died after a sudden heart attack.
-She was born 19 March 1879, at Powersville, Mo, and was married to James O Berry in 1904 at Clio, Iowa. Berry died March 6.
-Mrs Berry moved to Oklahoma, Indian Territory, in 1905, settling west of Vici. She moved to Chickasha in 1947 from Woodward.
-She was a member of the First Christian Church.
-Mrs Berry is survived by three daughters, Mrs E Eggleston, 1828 Arizona; Mrs Margie Marie Chandler, Okla City; and Mrs C C Craven, Sacramento.
-One son, Merlin J Berry, Colorado Springs, Colo; two brothers, H A Greer, Humiston, Iowa, and Clinton M Greer, Little Rock, Ark, and six grand-children.
-The funeral will be announced by Sevier's Chickasha Funeral Home.
Inscription
James Oatis
May 16, 1872
Mar 6, 1961
Alta T
Mar 19, 1879
Apr 14, 1961
BERRY
Gravesite Details
NOTE: Alta's middle name was Tryphena. Alta didn't like it and never used it in full.