Joseph Richard Barnard was born October 8, 1922 in Norman, Oklahoma. He passed away on June 17, 2014 at the age of 91 at his home in Oklahoma City.
Joe was preceded in death by parents Harley and Gussie Barnard, wife Genevie John Young Barnard; sisters Irene Riggins, Norma Allensworth and one infant sister.
Joe grew up in East Norman and attended Pleasant Hill School. As a teenager he regularly rode his horse to the Young homestead to court his future wife. He joined the Navy on January 12, 1942 and was stationed in the South Pacific, San Diego and Hawaii and was a gunner on the Amphibian planes. He married Genevie John Young on August 3, 1944 in Oklahoma and they were members of the First Freewill Baptist Church in Moore. They had 4 children and built a home on South Post Rd; After the Navy he held early jobs in the oil field and then became a plumber and worked for City and Broshears Plumbing in the Moore/Norman area and went on to open Barnard Plumbing in 1965. His company plumbed many of the newly built houses in the late 60's and 70's housing boom in Moore as the town grew at a very rapid pace. He retired and "went fishing" in 1980 as he and Genevie bought a place at Lake Eufaula, where they were blessed to spend a number of years. After Genevie's death in 1991 Joe split the remainder of his time at his home on South Post Road and at the Arkansas River at Webber's Falls; fishing with his nephew Cecil Argo and brother-in-law Joe Young where they enjoyed welcoming friends and family, telling stories, playing dominoes and catching the biggest catfish in Eastern Oklahoma (including one that weighed 65 lbs. that he remembered and we talked about until just last week).
Services will be held at Regency Baptist Church 2001 N. Janeway Ave., Moore, Oklahoma and officiated by Pastor Keith Jacobs. Services will be at 2:00pm on Friday, June 20th followed by interment at Fairview Cemetery.
Joe was preceded in death by parents Harley and Gussie Barnard, wife Genevie John Young Barnard; sisters Irene Riggins, Norma Allensworth and one infant sister.
Joe grew up in East Norman and attended Pleasant Hill School. As a teenager he regularly rode his horse to the Young homestead to court his future wife. He joined the Navy on January 12, 1942 and was stationed in the South Pacific, San Diego and Hawaii and was a gunner on the Amphibian planes. He married Genevie John Young on August 3, 1944 in Oklahoma and they were members of the First Freewill Baptist Church in Moore. They had 4 children and built a home on South Post Rd; After the Navy he held early jobs in the oil field and then became a plumber and worked for City and Broshears Plumbing in the Moore/Norman area and went on to open Barnard Plumbing in 1965. His company plumbed many of the newly built houses in the late 60's and 70's housing boom in Moore as the town grew at a very rapid pace. He retired and "went fishing" in 1980 as he and Genevie bought a place at Lake Eufaula, where they were blessed to spend a number of years. After Genevie's death in 1991 Joe split the remainder of his time at his home on South Post Road and at the Arkansas River at Webber's Falls; fishing with his nephew Cecil Argo and brother-in-law Joe Young where they enjoyed welcoming friends and family, telling stories, playing dominoes and catching the biggest catfish in Eastern Oklahoma (including one that weighed 65 lbs. that he remembered and we talked about until just last week).
Services will be held at Regency Baptist Church 2001 N. Janeway Ave., Moore, Oklahoma and officiated by Pastor Keith Jacobs. Services will be at 2:00pm on Friday, June 20th followed by interment at Fairview Cemetery.
Joseph Richard Barnard was born October 8, 1922 in Norman, Oklahoma. He passed away on June 17, 2014 at the age of 91 at his home in Oklahoma City.
Joe was preceded in death by parents Harley and Gussie Barnard, wife Genevie John Young Barnard; sisters Irene Riggins, Norma Allensworth and one infant sister.
Joe grew up in East Norman and attended Pleasant Hill School. As a teenager he regularly rode his horse to the Young homestead to court his future wife. He joined the Navy on January 12, 1942 and was stationed in the South Pacific, San Diego and Hawaii and was a gunner on the Amphibian planes. He married Genevie John Young on August 3, 1944 in Oklahoma and they were members of the First Freewill Baptist Church in Moore. They had 4 children and built a home on South Post Rd; After the Navy he held early jobs in the oil field and then became a plumber and worked for City and Broshears Plumbing in the Moore/Norman area and went on to open Barnard Plumbing in 1965. His company plumbed many of the newly built houses in the late 60's and 70's housing boom in Moore as the town grew at a very rapid pace. He retired and "went fishing" in 1980 as he and Genevie bought a place at Lake Eufaula, where they were blessed to spend a number of years. After Genevie's death in 1991 Joe split the remainder of his time at his home on South Post Road and at the Arkansas River at Webber's Falls; fishing with his nephew Cecil Argo and brother-in-law Joe Young where they enjoyed welcoming friends and family, telling stories, playing dominoes and catching the biggest catfish in Eastern Oklahoma (including one that weighed 65 lbs. that he remembered and we talked about until just last week).
Services will be held at Regency Baptist Church 2001 N. Janeway Ave., Moore, Oklahoma and officiated by Pastor Keith Jacobs. Services will be at 2:00pm on Friday, June 20th followed by interment at Fairview Cemetery.
Joe was preceded in death by parents Harley and Gussie Barnard, wife Genevie John Young Barnard; sisters Irene Riggins, Norma Allensworth and one infant sister.
Joe grew up in East Norman and attended Pleasant Hill School. As a teenager he regularly rode his horse to the Young homestead to court his future wife. He joined the Navy on January 12, 1942 and was stationed in the South Pacific, San Diego and Hawaii and was a gunner on the Amphibian planes. He married Genevie John Young on August 3, 1944 in Oklahoma and they were members of the First Freewill Baptist Church in Moore. They had 4 children and built a home on South Post Rd; After the Navy he held early jobs in the oil field and then became a plumber and worked for City and Broshears Plumbing in the Moore/Norman area and went on to open Barnard Plumbing in 1965. His company plumbed many of the newly built houses in the late 60's and 70's housing boom in Moore as the town grew at a very rapid pace. He retired and "went fishing" in 1980 as he and Genevie bought a place at Lake Eufaula, where they were blessed to spend a number of years. After Genevie's death in 1991 Joe split the remainder of his time at his home on South Post Road and at the Arkansas River at Webber's Falls; fishing with his nephew Cecil Argo and brother-in-law Joe Young where they enjoyed welcoming friends and family, telling stories, playing dominoes and catching the biggest catfish in Eastern Oklahoma (including one that weighed 65 lbs. that he remembered and we talked about until just last week).
Services will be held at Regency Baptist Church 2001 N. Janeway Ave., Moore, Oklahoma and officiated by Pastor Keith Jacobs. Services will be at 2:00pm on Friday, June 20th followed by interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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