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Sonya Barbo

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Sonya Barbo

Birth
Death
4 Mar 1965 (aged 3)
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Killed along with 16 others in a Tennessee Gas pipeline explosion. Sonya was four years old and died along with her mother, her sister Elaine and her baby brother Donald, Jr. Other families killed in the blast were the Rond, Van Meter, Antley, and a Mr. Gilcrease.


From the Natchitoches Times
Thursday, March 11, 1965


Funeral Rites

Funeral services for Mrs. Barbo and her children were conducted in the Calvary
Baptist Church at 1 p.m. Friday. Three hours later, services for the Rond
family were held in the United Pentecostal Church, and Saturday at 2 p.m.

All were buried in the Calvary Cemetery.

Saturday, services were also held at 10 a.m. for Louis Gilcrease, who was
interred in the Old Gilcrease Cemetery.

Survivors of the victims are listed below by families:


BARBO


Mrs. Barbo is survived by her husband, Donald Barbo of Natchitoches; a
brother, Roland Rond of Houston, Tex; two sisters, Mrs.. Rita Carpenter of
Natchitoches and Mrs. Audrey Oxley of Jonesville.

Her children are survived by their grandparents, Mrs. And Mrs.. J.B. Barbo in
addition to their father.

Killed along with 16 others in a Tennessee Gas pipeline explosion. Sonya was four years old and died along with her mother, her sister Elaine and her baby brother Donald, Jr. Other families killed in the blast were the Rond, Van Meter, Antley, and a Mr. Gilcrease.


From the Natchitoches Times
Thursday, March 11, 1965


Funeral Rites

Funeral services for Mrs. Barbo and her children were conducted in the Calvary
Baptist Church at 1 p.m. Friday. Three hours later, services for the Rond
family were held in the United Pentecostal Church, and Saturday at 2 p.m.

All were buried in the Calvary Cemetery.

Saturday, services were also held at 10 a.m. for Louis Gilcrease, who was
interred in the Old Gilcrease Cemetery.

Survivors of the victims are listed below by families:


BARBO


Mrs. Barbo is survived by her husband, Donald Barbo of Natchitoches; a
brother, Roland Rond of Houston, Tex; two sisters, Mrs.. Rita Carpenter of
Natchitoches and Mrs. Audrey Oxley of Jonesville.

Her children are survived by their grandparents, Mrs. And Mrs.. J.B. Barbo in
addition to their father.



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  • Created by: Scout Finch
  • Added: Jul 22, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39770154/sonya-barbo: accessed ), memorial page for Sonya Barbo (10 May 1961–4 Mar 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39770154, citing Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Scout Finch (contributor 47112463).