Joshua Ray Berry

Joshua Ray Berry, age 9, of Provencal, La., died Friday, November 21, 2008, at Residence in Provencal, La. Arrangements are being handled by Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home, in Natchitoches, La., where the family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Sunday, November 23, 2008. The funeral service will be at the Bellwood Baptist Church at 10:00 AM Monday, November 24, 2008, with Rev. Larry Vaughn officiating. Interment will be at Red Rock Cemetery in Vowells Mill, La. Joshua was born on December 07, 1998. He loved baseball, basketball, hunting, and spending time outdoors. He was full of life and laughter, and loved his family very much. He was the type of person that everyone loved and adored and will be greatly missed by all of his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Kenneth Peterson; his paternal grandparents, Thurman Berry, Sr. and Joyce Berry; and his cousin, James Dyess, Jr. He is survived by his parents, Carlos Berry and Claudette Peterson Berry; three brothers, Kenneth Edward Downs of Robeline, LA, Richard Lee Berry of Provencal, LA, Jonathan Cody Berry of Provencal, LA; eight uncles, Thurman Berry, Jr. and wife Mona of Many, LA, Robert Berry of Vowells Mill, LA, Michael Berry of Vowells Mill, LA, Gilbert Chaney and wife Lisa of Many, LA, Randy Dyess and wife Joyce of Abbeville, LA, Kenny Wayne Peterson of Many, LA, Paul Peterson of Abbeville, LA, and John Anderson and wife Jessica of Many, LA, eight first cousins, Heather Berry, Ethan Berry, Evan Berry, Candice Dyess, J.D. Dyess, Brittany Chaney, Gabrielle Chaney, J.R. Chaney; and his great grandfather, Nuell Foshee of Vowells Mill, LA. Pallbearers will be Kenneth Wayne Peterson, J.D. Dyess, Michael Powell, Randall Rhodes, Daniel Sweeney, and J.R. Chaney.