Berry Crain Obituary

Berry Crain, Jr.
AIKEN, SC - Berry Crain, Jr., 73, beloved husband of Diane Crain, died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Georgia Regents University Medical Center.
A native of Brandon, MS, Berry was the son of the late Berry Crain, Sr. and Inez Claud Crain. He received his Bachelors degree from Mississippi State University and his Masters and Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University. Berry was a chemical engineer, retiring from DuPont at the Savannah River Plant before becoming an independent contractor and starting Technical Solutions. He was recognized as an expert in the field of Nuclear Material Control and Accountability and worked as a contractor with the Department of Energy in a cooperative program with the Federal Agency on Atomic Energy (Russia).
Berry was an avid golfer and member of Palmetto Golf Club, where he served on the Board of Governors and as Chairman of the Greens Committee. He won multiple club championships at area golf courses. He and friend Skipper Perry initiated the Palmetto Amateur Tournament in 1976, and he served as tournament Co-Chairman since its inception. He was honored in 2014 with the Hitchcock-Whitney Award for contributions to golf in the Aiken area. Berry worked at the Master's Tournament for 40 years on the Scoring Committee and was Chairman of the committee when he retired in 2013.
Berry was a long-time member of the Aiken Sertoma Club, serving in many offices locally, statewide and nationally. He was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church.
Survivors, in addition to his wife Diane, include four sons, Gregory Hoke Crain (Tara), Richmond, VA, James Berry Crain (Leigh), The Woodlands, TX, Scott Robert Crain (Teresa), Aiken and Bradley Claud Crain, Aiken; four grandchildren, Elizabeth Ann Crain, Jackson Emery Crain, John Ellington Crain and Campbell Inez Crain; and cousin Tom Crain (Jeanette), Tallassee, AL.
The family will receive friends and celebrate Berry's life Friday evening from 6:30 until 9:00 at Palmetto Golf Club.
The funeral service will be held Saturday morning at 10:00 at St. John's United Methodist Church with The Revs. Dr. W. Timothy McClendon, and Dr. Raymond P. Litts officiating. Interment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery. Mr. Crain will be placed in the church 1 hour prior to the service.
Memorial contributions may be directed to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202, or the Palmetto Amateur Golf Tournament, 275 Berrie Road SW, Aiken, SC 29801.
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Published by Aiken Standard and North Augusta Star on Mar. 12, 2015.
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I left Augusta in 1996, but it was a friend in my new home of Greensboro, NC that introduced me to Barry. We worked together at the Masters every year since. Barry was a gentleman and a damn good golfer. My thoughts and prayers go out to his friends and family while they work through this loss of a great person.

Bill Quillian

March 13, 2015

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

Bruce MacPhee

March 13, 2015

My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Your Dad was such a nice man who was always smiling. May God comfort you at this difficult time.

Beth Gibbs Mayberry

March 12, 2015

I had the honor of working with Berry for the past 24 years at the Masters Tournament. Berry was always a gentleman, very supportive and a pleasure to be around. He will be sorely missed. My prayers go out to Berry's family at this difficult time.

Russ Starnes

March 12, 2015

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