Louis Eugene Gene Barber, age 68, of Mart, died Monday, July 7, 2003, at a local hospital.
Services will be held at 9:30 am Saturday, July 12 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque Blvd. with Rev. Paul Smith officiating. Masonic and military burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8 pm Friday, July 11 at the funeral home.
Mr. Barber was born in Hearne on December 20, 1934, to Alma and Henry Barber. He attended South Junior in Waco, West High School, and graduated from Waco High in 1953. He went into the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in England, where he met and married his wife, Joan Elizabeth Barton, on October 1, 1955. He retired from the Air Force in 1973 as a M/Sgt. and returned to Waco. They then moved to Mart.
He also retired from the McLennan County Sheriff's Department as a Lieutenant, and served as a bomb tech, I.A.B.T.I. for the sheriff's department. He was also a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy in 1982, a member of J. H. Gurley Masonic Lodge #337, and a life member of V. F. W. Lodge #10426 in Mart.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Gilbert Allen Barber.
Survivors include wife, Joan Elizabeth Barber of Mart; son, Michael David Barber, and wife, Natalia of Jupiter, Florida; granddaughter, Nadya Dee Barber; brothers-in-law and wives, Peter and Maureen Barton and Denis and Mary Barton; nephew, Terry Allen Barber; and niece, Cindy Berry. Pallbearers will be Larry Abraham, Albie Koen, Larry Lynch, Steve Smith, Brian Brewer, and Joe Kubitza.
All active and retired members of the sheriff's office as honorary pallbearers.
Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Louis Eugene Barber
[Louis E Barber]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 Dec 1934
Birth Place: Hearne Rober, Texas
Death Date: 7 Jul 2003
Father: Henry G Barber
Mother: Sarah A Bryan
SSN: 000000000
Signature on SSN Card: Eugene Barber
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH's name.
Notes: Aug 1949: Name listed as LOUIS EUGENE BARBER; 25 Jul 2003: Name listed as LOUIS E BARBER
Louis Eugene Gene Barber, age 68, of Mart, died Monday, July 7, 2003, at a local hospital.
Services will be held at 9:30 am Saturday, July 12 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque Blvd. with Rev. Paul Smith officiating. Masonic and military burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8 pm Friday, July 11 at the funeral home.
Mr. Barber was born in Hearne on December 20, 1934, to Alma and Henry Barber. He attended South Junior in Waco, West High School, and graduated from Waco High in 1953. He went into the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in England, where he met and married his wife, Joan Elizabeth Barton, on October 1, 1955. He retired from the Air Force in 1973 as a M/Sgt. and returned to Waco. They then moved to Mart.
He also retired from the McLennan County Sheriff's Department as a Lieutenant, and served as a bomb tech, I.A.B.T.I. for the sheriff's department. He was also a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy in 1982, a member of J. H. Gurley Masonic Lodge #337, and a life member of V. F. W. Lodge #10426 in Mart.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Gilbert Allen Barber.
Survivors include wife, Joan Elizabeth Barber of Mart; son, Michael David Barber, and wife, Natalia of Jupiter, Florida; granddaughter, Nadya Dee Barber; brothers-in-law and wives, Peter and Maureen Barton and Denis and Mary Barton; nephew, Terry Allen Barber; and niece, Cindy Berry. Pallbearers will be Larry Abraham, Albie Koen, Larry Lynch, Steve Smith, Brian Brewer, and Joe Kubitza.
All active and retired members of the sheriff's office as honorary pallbearers.
Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Louis Eugene Barber
[Louis E Barber]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 Dec 1934
Birth Place: Hearne Rober, Texas
Death Date: 7 Jul 2003
Father: Henry G Barber
Mother: Sarah A Bryan
SSN: 000000000
Signature on SSN Card: Eugene Barber
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH's name.
Notes: Aug 1949: Name listed as LOUIS EUGENE BARBER; 25 Jul 2003: Name listed as LOUIS E BARBER
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