Gladys M. Barber passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday morning, February 17, 2013 in Senatobia. Services were held Thursday, February 21 at 10:00 a.m. at Pate-Jones Funeral Home in Senatobia. Burial followed in Bethesda Cemetery. She was 99 years old. Her last five years were spent at the Senatobia Convalescent & Rehab Center where she received excellent loving care. She was a lifelong member of the Senatobia Church of Christ.
Born on October 17, 1913 to Charles Austin and Sarah Puryear Barber, Gladys lived most of her life in Senatobia. She was a school teacher, having received her degree at Harding College and taught in several schools in the area. At the age of 20, she joined the WAACs and served three years during the World War II era. She also worked at Sears Roebuck in Memphis for a time.
Gladys was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Lorena Lea Boswell, and her two brothers, Charles Hubert Barber and Harold Austin Barber.
She never married, but held dear her nieces and nephews. They were Mary Ann Eden of Ft. Worth, Texas, Sarah Lea (Sally) Smith of Ft. Smith, Ark., Earl Boswell of Huber Hts., Ohio, Geri Wright of Burlington, N.C., Sue Etienne of Herndon, Va., and Jim Barber of Hattiesburg, Miss. She had many great and great-great nieces and nephews.
Born on October 17, 1913 to Charles Austin and Sarah Puryear Barber, Gladys lived most of her life in Senatobia. She was a school teacher, having received her degree at Harding College and taught in several schools in the area. At the age of 20, she joined the WAACs and served three years during the World War II era. She also worked at Sears Roebuck in Memphis for a time.
Gladys was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Lorena Lea Boswell, and her two brothers, Charles Hubert Barber and Harold Austin Barber.
She never married, but held dear her nieces and nephews. They were Mary Ann Eden of Ft. Worth, Texas, Sarah Lea (Sally) Smith of Ft. Smith, Ark., Earl Boswell of Huber Hts., Ohio, Geri Wright of Burlington, N.C., Sue Etienne of Herndon, Va., and Jim Barber of Hattiesburg, Miss. She had many great and great-great nieces and nephews.
Gladys M. Barber passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday morning, February 17, 2013 in Senatobia. Services were held Thursday, February 21 at 10:00 a.m. at Pate-Jones Funeral Home in Senatobia. Burial followed in Bethesda Cemetery. She was 99 years old. Her last five years were spent at the Senatobia Convalescent & Rehab Center where she received excellent loving care. She was a lifelong member of the Senatobia Church of Christ.
Born on October 17, 1913 to Charles Austin and Sarah Puryear Barber, Gladys lived most of her life in Senatobia. She was a school teacher, having received her degree at Harding College and taught in several schools in the area. At the age of 20, she joined the WAACs and served three years during the World War II era. She also worked at Sears Roebuck in Memphis for a time.
Gladys was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Lorena Lea Boswell, and her two brothers, Charles Hubert Barber and Harold Austin Barber.
She never married, but held dear her nieces and nephews. They were Mary Ann Eden of Ft. Worth, Texas, Sarah Lea (Sally) Smith of Ft. Smith, Ark., Earl Boswell of Huber Hts., Ohio, Geri Wright of Burlington, N.C., Sue Etienne of Herndon, Va., and Jim Barber of Hattiesburg, Miss. She had many great and great-great nieces and nephews.
Born on October 17, 1913 to Charles Austin and Sarah Puryear Barber, Gladys lived most of her life in Senatobia. She was a school teacher, having received her degree at Harding College and taught in several schools in the area. At the age of 20, she joined the WAACs and served three years during the World War II era. She also worked at Sears Roebuck in Memphis for a time.
Gladys was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Lorena Lea Boswell, and her two brothers, Charles Hubert Barber and Harold Austin Barber.
She never married, but held dear her nieces and nephews. They were Mary Ann Eden of Ft. Worth, Texas, Sarah Lea (Sally) Smith of Ft. Smith, Ark., Earl Boswell of Huber Hts., Ohio, Geri Wright of Burlington, N.C., Sue Etienne of Herndon, Va., and Jim Barber of Hattiesburg, Miss. She had many great and great-great nieces and nephews.
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