John "Steve" Berry, of Robards, Kentucky, husband of Barbara Baird Berry, entered into rest peacefully on Tuesday, August 22, 2017.

He was born in Evansville, Indiana, on December 6, 1949, and later moved with his family to Waverly, Kentucky.  Steve was self-employed as a house painter for over 40 years and loved working on old cars.  He was an honorably discharged U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran serving from 1968 to 1969 and awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Purple Heart twice for his service.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John Edward and Bonnie Stallings Berry.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara Baird Berry, of Robards, Kentucky; one daughter, Christie Lyn Thompson and her husband, Mike, of Henderson, Kentucky; two sons, Darrell Steve Berry and David Keith Berry, both of Henderson, Kentucky; one sister, Katherine Berry of Henderson, Kentucky; two brothers, James Berry and Philip Berry, both of Henderson, Kentucky; one granddaughter, Emma Thompson; four grandsons, Connor Berry, Dalton Berry, Austin Berry, and Devin Thompson; nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.  The Reverend Nathan Whisnant will officiate.  Burial will be in St. Peter Cemetery in Waverly, Kentucky, with full military rites performed by Echo Company 4 ^th Tank Battalion, U.S. Marines, Ft. Knox, Kentucky.

Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and until service time Monday at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to St. Anthony's Hospice.