Shirley Scott

I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you. John 14:18

Services for Shirley Scott will be at 11:00a.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Little Zion Baptist Church, 307 S. Bayou Des Glaises Road, Cottonport, LA. Interment will be in St. Paul Cemetery, Mansura, LA.

Shirley Scott was born on August 15, 1956, to the late John Roy Berry, Sr. and Mable S. Berry. Shirley was baptized at an early age at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church. She later became a member of New Jerusalem Baptist Church, where she was on the hospitality committee. She joined Little Zion Baptist Church years later. Shirley gained her wings on Thursday, April 23, 2026.

Shirley was a resident of Mansura, LA. Her education was at Bethune School. She worked for the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office for 9 years. She enjoyed playing bingo, family gatherings, traveling to Port Arthur, and baking cakes.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, John Roy Berry, Sr. and Mable S. Berry; one sister, Gloria berry Howard; two brothers, Vincent and Larry Berry; her maternal grandparents, Woodrow and Georgia Sampson; paternal grandparents, Harmason and Amanda Ida Berry’ and one grandson, Adam Berry.

She leaves to cherish her memories two daughters, Nakeisha Berry and Carla Berry, one son: Kenneth Patterson, Jr., a bonus daughter: BreLayah Bradford, whom she reared as her own, seven grandchildren, Brent Berry, Latracus Berry, Rickel Williams (Aristide), Malik Berry, Diamond Berry, Derrionte Boyer, and Spiritual Francisco, seventeen great grandchildren, four sisters, Laurie Berry, Veronica Berry, Bennie Hayes, and Georgia Berry, four brothers, Lloyd Berry, John R. Berry, Jr. (Harriette), John G. Berry and Donald Berry, two godchildren, Roy Dailey, Jr. and Destine Prier, and two special friends, Latharie Sylvain and Dorothy Como, along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.