of Fox, AR
September 21, 1938 - July 6, 2022
Lula Belle Sprinkle was born September 21, 1938, the eldest of nine children in the Bull Creek community near Mars Hill, North Carolina. She was the first child of James Andrew Sprinkle and Johnnie Margaret (Edwards) Sprinkle. Lula Belle graduated Salutatorian of her high school class, and later in her forties, went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree in accounting from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Lula Belle then moved to St Louis, Missouri and took a clerical job at the Federal Records center. She met Jimmy Berry while living with her sister, Patricia. On the day they met, he asked her to take him for a ride in her big bad Pontiac Tempest, and they were together from that summer in 1964 until his passing in 2019.
When they moved back to Arkansas in 1973, she took a job with the US Army Corps of Engineers in Little Rock. She then took a job in Fort Belvoir, Virginia that pushed her pay grade from GS-9 to GS-12. She went from Fort Belvoir, Virginia on to work at the Pulaski Building in Washington, D.C., and then to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia as a personnel administrator. She spent the vast amount of her time in the Federal Government in Personnel, or by its more common name these days, Human Resources. When she retired, she and her husband built a new house on their family farm in Rushing, Arkansas.
Lula Belle is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jimmy Berry; sisters, Patricia Johnston, Lois Hensley, Jamie Partenheimer, Willie Jo Wilde and Naomi Sams.
Lula Belle is survived by her son, Jesse Berry (Paula Linn); stepson, Jimmy Gene Berry; grandchildren, Louis Berry, Nick Berry, Samantha Berry, Jimmy Berry, Jr.; brothers, Mert Sprinkle, Jimmy Sprinkle and sister, Sarah Faye Ledbetter.
Funeral Services for Lula will be 11AM, Monday, July 11, 2022 at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Fox, Arkansas. Visitation will be one hour prior. Interment will follow at Fox Cemetery in Fox, Arkansas.
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15 Condolence(s)
Sandra leonard
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
So sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers to Jessie and the Sprinkle family
Silas Berry Jr
Monday, July 11, 2022
Sorry to hear about June’s passing. Jimmy was my uncle. We used to visit Uncle Jimmy occasionally at his new house in Rushing. Once in a while June would be there and I remember her being a very gracious host. My dad was Silas , one of Jimmy’s brothers.
Farada Lewis Nagel
Monday, July 11, 2022
Rest in peace dear friend.
William Bunch
Monday, July 11, 2022
My Condolences
Merritt Sprinkle
Monday, July 11, 2022
Crystal McElroy
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Love you Aunt June. Will be missed by many.
Rowdy and Carrie Ross
Sunday, July 10, 2022
So sorry for your loss. We will be praying for your family.
Mark Wilde
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Gonna miss Her ..
Brooks carter & family
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Prayers for all family, June has always been a special sweet person.
Rowdy and Carrie Ross
Saturday, July 9, 2022
So sorry for your loss. We will be praying for your family.
Jim and Mary Clouse
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Our condolences to the family of Lula Belle (June) Sprinkle Berry, she was an individual that warmed many hearts. She will be missed but her legacy here on earth will be recalled by her family and many friends whose lives she touched. Her smile is etched in my memory for my remaining time here, she was special to know and love.
Roger & Pat Hunter
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Our thoughts and prayers are with you Jess and family at this difficult time. We loved Lula Belle and enjoyed seeing her last Sept. at the wedding in TN. May God comfort you all in the days ahead.
Doris Hunter
Saturday, July 9, 2022
She was one of my first cousins—such a kind and gracious person, loved by everyone. Praying much for the family at this time, for comfort, grace, and healing.
Jay and Judy Berry
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Sorry to hear of your loss our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Rowdy and Carrie Ross
Friday, July 8, 2022
So sorry for your loss. Praying for your family.