The funeral for Thomas Leroy Berlie, age 70, will be at 11:00 A.M. Monday, Sept. 8, 2008 at Central Christian Church, with Rev. John McLemore and Rev. Don Johnson officiating.  Arrangements are by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home.

     He was born to Fred Henry and Sylvia Pearl (Macklin) Berlie on July 6, 1938, in Riverton, Nebraska, and died Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 in Enid.

     Tom grew up in Blue Hill, NE and graduated from Blue Hill High School.  He served in the U.S. Air Force, where he was an aircraft mechanic.  Tom moved to Enid in 1959, where he attended Vocational School and  studied Cosmetology.  Tom worked for 50 years as a hairdresser at Berlies Hairstyling until 1999, and later at Tai’s Beauty Nook.  He was a member of Central Christian Church, where he attended the Sooner Sunday School Class, served as a Deacon, was a member of the “Caregivers” who visited shut-ins and hospitals, and served on many committees.  Tom was a member of Disabled American Veterans.

     He is survived by his best friend and companion, Karen Foster of Enid; two brothers, Melvin Berlie and wife Geraldine of Boelus, NE and Rev. Bob Berlie and wife Lily of Oxford, NE; three sisters, Pauline Verburgt of Kimberling City, MO, Ethel Wofford and husband Joe of Bartlesville, and Audrey Berlie of Lincoln, NE; and several nieces and nephews.

     Tom was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, and one sister.

     Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Central Christian Church, OMRF – Lung or Heart Division, or Relay for Life.   

     Condolences may be made to ab@andersonburris.com.