James Kyle Berry

James Kyle Berry, 22, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis from injuries received in a two-motorcycle accident which occurred in Memphis on April 19.

A native and life-long resident of Jonesboro, Kyle was a student at the Motorcycle Mechanic Institute in Orlando, Florida. He was a 2001 graduate of Valley View High School and was a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother: Barbara Joplin, and by his paternal grandparents: Chuck and Mary Helen Berry.

Survivors include:

His Mother and her fiancé:
Valerie Joplin Berry and Philip Patton of Zephyr Hills, Florida;

His Father and his fiancé:
James Berry and Sandra Elliott of Jonesboro; and

His Maternal Grandfather: Richard Joplin of Jonesboro.

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 at Emerson Memorial Chapel in Jonesboro with Rev. Steve Jacobson officiating. Burial will follow in Jonesboro Memorial Park.

Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 5-8 at Emerson Funeral Home.

Pallbearers include: Chris Lamb, David Jacobson, Aaron Barton, Marcel Guadamuz,
Wes Walker, Cody Stevens, Shannon Walker, Tony McKee, Garrett Roberts and Josh Sparrow.

For lasting memorials, the family asks that consideration be given to the Kyle Berry Memorial Fund at Liberty Bank of Jonesboro, 2901 E. Highland Dr., Jonesboro, AR 72401.