MICHAEL BERRY

LOCKWOOD- Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lockwood Cemetery for Michael Wayne Berry, 63, Lockwood, who died Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, due to COVID-19 complications.

Arrangements are under the direction of Konantz Warden Funeral Home, Lamar.

Please join them in honoring the family’s request that everyone in attendance wear masks and practice social distancing.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested and made payable to Good Shepherd Nursing Home Activities Department.

The obituary may be viewed and condolences sent online at www.konantzwarden.com.

Survivors include his brother, David Muncy and wife Lesha, Lockwood; two sisters, Brenda Douty, Butler and Evelyn Muncy, Nevada, Mo.; a sister-in-law, Courtney Coonis, Dadeville; his aunts, Roberta Franklin, Butler, Shirley Cheek, Lamar, Linda Martin, Lockwood, Sue Gerelman, Bolivar, Becky Berry, Overton, Texas, Norma Mitchell, Prescott, Kan. and Beverly Chandler, Prescott, Kan., as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members who will miss him.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Louise Muncy; his stepfather, Paul Muncy; his brother, Jason Muncy and a brother-in-law, Bob Douty.

Mr. Berry was born Oct. 5, 1957, in rural Dade County, to Evelyn Louise Berry. He was a lifelong Lockwood resident and loved his time at Good Shepherd Nursing Home. He was honored to serve as the president of the Resident Council at Good Shepherd and took great pride in this role. He enjoyed entertaining others, making crafts, singing karaoke, playing cards and dominoes with other residents and joking with the staff was a daily occurrence. He was an avid sports fan and could tell you everything there was to know about the Kansas City Chiefs. He loved his family fiercely and never missed an opportunity to tell others about them. He never met a stranger and could remember names of people he met years earlier. He could light up a room with his infectious smile and was kind to all he came into contact with. He had the ability to make everyone laugh and brought joy to all who knew him.