James B. Berry, 89, died October 22, 2008 at Great Bend, Kansas. He was born January 9, 1919 at Morris, Oklahoma, the son of John and Abigail Berry. He married Dorothy Looper in 1941 in Oklahoma. She died in 1959. He then married Waunita Moore Renfro December 23, 1961 at Great Bend. She died July 24, 2001. A resident of Great Bend since 1981, coming from Lyons, Kansas, Mr. Berry was an engineer for Kaw Pipeline for 44-1/2 years. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II, earning a Purple Heart. Mr. Berry was a member of Four Square River of Life Church, Great Bend. Survivors include two step-sons: Willard Renfro and wife, Linda, Great Bend, Kansas; and Danny Renfro and wife, Susie, Great Bend, Kansas; three sisters: Wilma Reich, Okmulgee, Oklahoma; Mosele Berry, Okmulgee, Oklahoma; and Violet McCauley, Dobbins, California; two step-grandsons; and four step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., Monday, October 27, 2008 at Bryant Funeral Home with Pastor David LeRoy officiating. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery with military rites conducted by Fort Riley Honor Guard. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, October 26, 2008 with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., and Monday, October 27, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to service time at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to Four Square River of Life Church or Barton County Relay for Life, both in care of the funeral home.