Mark L. Berry

Mark Lindsey Berry, 63, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born Oct. 17, 1956, in Greenville, South Carolina, son of Irving John "Irv" and Rosemary Sebaugh Berry.

Mark graduated from Jackson High School in 1975 and Southeast Missouri State University in 1979. He received his master's degree from University of Missouri in 1982. Mark retired in 2015 from Procter & Gamble after 29 years of service. He had taught vocational agriculture at Saxony Lutheran High School in Fruitland since 2015, retiring in 2019.

Mark was a farmer at heart, operating the family farm near Fruitland, raising beef cattle and hogs. His passions and hobbies included riding horses and roping, riding his Harley-Davidson on trips with his buddies, and driving country roads in his pickup truck with his loyal canine sidekick, Maverick, by his side.

Loving survivors include his mother; brothers, Matthew (Barbara) Berry of Belleville, Illinois, and Michael (Nancy) Berry and Kenneth (Elaine) Berry, both of Jackson; sister, Julie (Michael) Glaus of Delta; four nieces; three nephews; and four great-grandnieces.

Also surviving is a special friend, Rosie Cook of Jackson, and his loyal canine sidekick, Maverick.

He was preceded in death by his father, Irving Berry. Irv passed Oct. 13, 2017.

Memorial visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Dr. Rodney Pensel officiating.

The family suggests contributions to St. John's United Church of Christ near Fruitland; Sargents Chapel Lutheran Cemetery near Sedgewickville, Missouri; Saxony Lutheran High School Agriculture Building Fund; or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.