James “Jim” Berry of Fayette passed away Monday, May 30, 2022. Services will be Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church with Father Danny Whitehead officiating. He will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service at the church. Visitation will be Friday, June 3, 2022 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife, Angela Kareena Berry; daughter, Anne Elise Berry; son, Branyon Jefferis Berry; sister, Barbara Berry Fowler; parents, Horace E. and Carolyn C. Berry; and nieces and nephew, Leslie Sam Marlon-Morgan (Amy), Tiffany Biles, and Stephan Fowler (Natalie).
Jim Berry was born and raised in Fayette, Alabama. He was a graduate of Fayette County High School class of 1969. Mr. Berry earned a Bachelor of Science degree in landscape architecture from Mississippi State University in 1975. He practiced landscape architecture with his own firm in Lake Charles, LA until 1979. He had a passion for building and using his hands, so he set his sights on construction. He worked his way to project manager in General Contracting firms in Rome, GA, Houston, TX, and Los Angeles, CA. He returned to Mississippi State to earn his Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1990. He worked for firms in Montgomery and Huntsville before striking out on his own in 2000 returning to Fayette to raise his children and serve his community. He worked here to serve, few clients were turned away and city and county projects were provided at little or no fee. He loved this place and the people in it.
Pallbearers are Rodger Snyder, Stephen Fowler, Danny Miller, Tony Rickert, Harry Unger and Craig Rutland.
