| 3. | Marva Jo Dickerson  (1.Benjamin1) was born on 30 Oct 1931 in Little River, Little River Co, Arkansas; died on 28 Nov 2014 in Tyler, Smith Co, Texas; was buried in Cathedral in the Pines Cem, Tyler, Smith Co, Texas. Notes:
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Graveside services for Marva Jo Berry, 83, of Tyler, will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, at 2 p.m. in Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery in Tyler with the Rev. Jamie Hogan officiating under direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home.
Mrs. Berry passed away Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Tyler.
She was born Oct. 30, 1931, in Little River, Arkansas, to Benjamin Franklin and Iva Oglesby Dickerson.
Marva was a member of the Crockett Road Church of Christ in Palestine.
She graduated from Winthrop High School in Winthrop, Arkansas, attended Southern State University and graduated with a B.A. in education from Baylor University in Waco. Marva was a social studies teacher at Rosebud-Lott ISD from 1966 to 1975. She volunteered for ETMC for 19 years and held the office of president in 1996.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Nelson Berry; grandson, Steven Geoffrey Berry; sisters, Etna Dickerson, Arley Dickerson and Elza Broomfield; and brothers, Arthur and Jack Dikerson.
She is survived by her loving family including son, Kenneth Geoffrey Berry and wife Kimberly, of Rusk; grandchildren, Cherie Sanchez and husband James, of Rusk, Jessica Conway Turknett, of Belfare, Washington; great-grandchildren, Michael, Adrianna, Brianna and Aubrey; brother, Mack Neal Dickerson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation is scheduled from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, in Tyler.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on Nov. 30, 2014.
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Marva married Kenneth Nelson Berry about 1951. Kenneth was born about 1931; died before 2014 in Smith Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1898 - 1985 (87 years)