of Deer, AR

October 29, 1931 - August 12, 2020

Iva Jean Berry, age 88, of Jasper, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Newton County Nursing Home in Jasper, Arkansas. She was born Thursday, October 29, 1931, in Deer, Arkansas to John and Era Davis Faught.

Iva Jean was of the Baptist faith and a lifelong resident of Newton County. She married Vernie Berry in Cowell, Arkansas in 1948 after he left the Army. She enjoyed yard work, gardening, reading, and quilting. She taught her grandchildren to play checkers, always on the same board and making them earn the win.

Iva Jean is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Ronnie Faught; her son and daughter-in-law, Johnny and Beverly Berry; three grandchildren and their families: Monica Speak, Steven Faught and his fiane' Brandy and her daughter Karah, and Lea Ann and her husband Evan Bryant; and three great-grandchildren, Caitlin Fenton and her husband Spenser, Alexis Bryant and Westin Bryant; and a great-great-grandson, Ezra Fenton.

She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.

Graveside service was held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Deer Cemetery with Stan Taylor officiating.

Honorary Pallbearers were her grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to Newton County Nursing Home.

Obituary Provided By:
Roller-Christeson Funeral Home
519 North Spring Street
Harrison, AR  72601
www.rollerfuneralhomes.com