Magee, July 6 --Abner  W. Berry, 87 
 died   here   this  afternoon  after  an
 illness  of  ten months  and  arrange-
 ments   have   been    completed   for
 funeral   services  Sunday   afternoon
 at   the   Mount   Zion  church,  at  2
 o'clock.
   Mr. Berry  was  one of  South  Miss- 
 issippi's  outstanding  citizens, was a 
 veteran  of   the  Civil  War   and  an
 active church worker.
   He  entered   the Confederate  army
  at the  age  of 19  and  served under
 Charles  Sears, Robert Durr and Cap-
 tain  Gallagher,   receiving  a promo-
 tion   into   official  ranks under  the
 latter officer.
   He  participated  in  battle  at Alto-
 ona,  Atlanta,  and  Lorilton, in Geor-
 gia,  and  at Corinth and the seige of
 Vicksburg  in his native  state.   Only
 two  other  members of  his company
 are now surviving.
   He was  married  twice, Miss Bettie
 Magee being his first wife.  Fourteen
 children were born  to the couple, 11
 of whom still survive.  They are: A.C.
 Berry,  of  New Hebron;  R. T.  Berry,
 of Mendenhall;  Mrs.  J. H. Thurman, 
 Mrs.   Frank  Berry  of  Pinola;   O. E.
 Berry,  of  Mt. Olive;   N.Z.  Berry,  of
 New Hebron;  M.E.  and  F. C.  Berry,
 of   Pinola;    Mrs.  W. P.  Walker,   of
 Mendenhall.
   After the death  of  his first  wife in 
 1909, he married Mrs. Bettie Mahon.
 Surviving  from  this  union  are  one
 step-child,   Mrs.  Henry   Allred,  of
 Vicksburg  and  two   adopted   sons,
 Monroe   and   Henry   Patterson,  of
 Pinola.
   Surviving are 79 grandchildren and
 23 great-grandchildren. One of those
 surviving is Wayne Berry, of Jackson.
   Officiating at funeral services Sun-
 day afternoon  will be  the  Reverend
 C.W. Black.  Interment will be at the
 old Berry cemetery.
   Grandchildren   of  Mr.   Berry  will
 serve as pallbearers.