James Cecil Berryhill, 70, Powderly, passed away Monday, March 8, 2021, at Paris Regional Medical Center.
Services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 10th at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with graveside services at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Antlers, OK. Rev. Mike Fortenberry will officiate. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Mr. Berryhill, the son of Blois Lee Berryhill & Mary JoAnne Sturbich Berryhill, was born July 11, 1950, in Alameda, CA.
He worked in the criminal justice system, having spent a number of years as an investigator for the Santa Clara District Attorney’s office in Santa Clara, CA.
He proudly served in the United States Marine Corp and was honorably discharged. James was a member of the Elks Lodge and the Eagles Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Anita Saffell Berryhill, a daughter, Katherine Berryhill, two step-children, Brandon Abbott & wife Dorothy, and Rebecca Peevy & husband Alex along with four grandchildren and a host of friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Lamar County Adopt a Cop in memory of James.
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