Sarah Mayfield Barr, 91, died at home in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, on Friday, July 31, 2009.
Graveside services were Saturday, August 1, 2009, at Fellowship Cemetery in Taylorsville.
Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs handled arrangements.
Mrs. Barr was born October 9, 1917, to Neoma Jane Norris Mayfield and Ira Cook Mayfield.
An educator for many years and a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, Mrs. Barr worked with public schools and the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service, retiring from the Extension Service in 1979. Mrs. Barr was a member of the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs.
On October 11, 1937, she married Charles James Barr. As the wife of a Navy Commander, she traveled extensively and lived in the Philippine Islands, The Republic of Panama, and throughout the United States.
Mrs. Barr was preceded in death by her husband, Cmdr. Charles James Barr, USN; two sisters, Molline Mayfield Keyes and Luna Cooke Mayfield Metts; and three brothers, Tom Mayfield, I. C. Mayfield, Jr., and William Cato Mayfield, Sr.
Mrs. Barr was a remarkable woman. Widowed at a young age, she devoted her life to providing for and nurturing her daughters.
The family sincerely thanks the staff of Hospice Ministries and special caregivers Maxine Linson, Martha Fuller, Tina Brown and Bea Shannon for their love and many kindnesses.
Survivors include daughters, Rae Marie Barr, Ida Beth Barr McIntosh, Ellen Barr Sneddon and husband, Johnny Sneddon, and Sarah Barr Douglas and husband, Tom Douglas; grandchildren, CeeJaye Sneddon Peters, Elise Wade Noone, Alicia McIntosh Jackson, and Ernest Lee McIntosh, Jr., as well as great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Hospice Ministries, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Baptist Children's Village or a charity of your choice.
Published in the Clarion Ledger from 8/1/2009 - 8/4/2009
Graveside services were Saturday, August 1, 2009, at Fellowship Cemetery in Taylorsville.
Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs handled arrangements.
Mrs. Barr was born October 9, 1917, to Neoma Jane Norris Mayfield and Ira Cook Mayfield.
An educator for many years and a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, Mrs. Barr worked with public schools and the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service, retiring from the Extension Service in 1979. Mrs. Barr was a member of the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs.
On October 11, 1937, she married Charles James Barr. As the wife of a Navy Commander, she traveled extensively and lived in the Philippine Islands, The Republic of Panama, and throughout the United States.
Mrs. Barr was preceded in death by her husband, Cmdr. Charles James Barr, USN; two sisters, Molline Mayfield Keyes and Luna Cooke Mayfield Metts; and three brothers, Tom Mayfield, I. C. Mayfield, Jr., and William Cato Mayfield, Sr.
Mrs. Barr was a remarkable woman. Widowed at a young age, she devoted her life to providing for and nurturing her daughters.
The family sincerely thanks the staff of Hospice Ministries and special caregivers Maxine Linson, Martha Fuller, Tina Brown and Bea Shannon for their love and many kindnesses.
Survivors include daughters, Rae Marie Barr, Ida Beth Barr McIntosh, Ellen Barr Sneddon and husband, Johnny Sneddon, and Sarah Barr Douglas and husband, Tom Douglas; grandchildren, CeeJaye Sneddon Peters, Elise Wade Noone, Alicia McIntosh Jackson, and Ernest Lee McIntosh, Jr., as well as great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Hospice Ministries, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Baptist Children's Village or a charity of your choice.
Published in the Clarion Ledger from 8/1/2009 - 8/4/2009
Sarah Mayfield Barr, 91, died at home in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, on Friday, July 31, 2009.
Graveside services were Saturday, August 1, 2009, at Fellowship Cemetery in Taylorsville.
Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs handled arrangements.
Mrs. Barr was born October 9, 1917, to Neoma Jane Norris Mayfield and Ira Cook Mayfield.
An educator for many years and a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, Mrs. Barr worked with public schools and the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service, retiring from the Extension Service in 1979. Mrs. Barr was a member of the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs.
On October 11, 1937, she married Charles James Barr. As the wife of a Navy Commander, she traveled extensively and lived in the Philippine Islands, The Republic of Panama, and throughout the United States.
Mrs. Barr was preceded in death by her husband, Cmdr. Charles James Barr, USN; two sisters, Molline Mayfield Keyes and Luna Cooke Mayfield Metts; and three brothers, Tom Mayfield, I. C. Mayfield, Jr., and William Cato Mayfield, Sr.
Mrs. Barr was a remarkable woman. Widowed at a young age, she devoted her life to providing for and nurturing her daughters.
The family sincerely thanks the staff of Hospice Ministries and special caregivers Maxine Linson, Martha Fuller, Tina Brown and Bea Shannon for their love and many kindnesses.
Survivors include daughters, Rae Marie Barr, Ida Beth Barr McIntosh, Ellen Barr Sneddon and husband, Johnny Sneddon, and Sarah Barr Douglas and husband, Tom Douglas; grandchildren, CeeJaye Sneddon Peters, Elise Wade Noone, Alicia McIntosh Jackson, and Ernest Lee McIntosh, Jr., as well as great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Hospice Ministries, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Baptist Children's Village or a charity of your choice.
Published in the Clarion Ledger from 8/1/2009 - 8/4/2009
Graveside services were Saturday, August 1, 2009, at Fellowship Cemetery in Taylorsville.
Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs handled arrangements.
Mrs. Barr was born October 9, 1917, to Neoma Jane Norris Mayfield and Ira Cook Mayfield.
An educator for many years and a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, Mrs. Barr worked with public schools and the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service, retiring from the Extension Service in 1979. Mrs. Barr was a member of the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs.
On October 11, 1937, she married Charles James Barr. As the wife of a Navy Commander, she traveled extensively and lived in the Philippine Islands, The Republic of Panama, and throughout the United States.
Mrs. Barr was preceded in death by her husband, Cmdr. Charles James Barr, USN; two sisters, Molline Mayfield Keyes and Luna Cooke Mayfield Metts; and three brothers, Tom Mayfield, I. C. Mayfield, Jr., and William Cato Mayfield, Sr.
Mrs. Barr was a remarkable woman. Widowed at a young age, she devoted her life to providing for and nurturing her daughters.
The family sincerely thanks the staff of Hospice Ministries and special caregivers Maxine Linson, Martha Fuller, Tina Brown and Bea Shannon for their love and many kindnesses.
Survivors include daughters, Rae Marie Barr, Ida Beth Barr McIntosh, Ellen Barr Sneddon and husband, Johnny Sneddon, and Sarah Barr Douglas and husband, Tom Douglas; grandchildren, CeeJaye Sneddon Peters, Elise Wade Noone, Alicia McIntosh Jackson, and Ernest Lee McIntosh, Jr., as well as great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Hospice Ministries, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Baptist Children's Village or a charity of your choice.
Published in the Clarion Ledger from 8/1/2009 - 8/4/2009
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