Grandfather Owen was usually dressed in bib overalls topped off with an old felt hat. Chewing tobacco, his retirement days were spent hoeing his garden and walking the farm chopping out horse weeds and thistle plants (ibid).
I have childhood memories of going to Mt. Gilead cemetery with Grandpa and Grandma where many of the Traylor and Barber clan are buried. Several trips were made to trim the grass about the graves just prior to and in preparation for "Decoration Day." When the day arrived, Grandma would take tin cans, cover them with foil, and fill them with flowers and decorate the graves. Whether the spring flowers would bloom in time for this occasion was a big worry for grandma (ibid).
During our visits to the cemetery, grandpa would take me by the hand and stroll by the graves; as we stopped in front of a stone, he would tell stories about who was buried there. He would tease and ask if I would come and visit him there someday (ibid).
Grandfather Owen was usually dressed in bib overalls topped off with an old felt hat. Chewing tobacco, his retirement days were spent hoeing his garden and walking the farm chopping out horse weeds and thistle plants (ibid).
I have childhood memories of going to Mt. Gilead cemetery with Grandpa and Grandma where many of the Traylor and Barber clan are buried. Several trips were made to trim the grass about the graves just prior to and in preparation for "Decoration Day." When the day arrived, Grandma would take tin cans, cover them with foil, and fill them with flowers and decorate the graves. Whether the spring flowers would bloom in time for this occasion was a big worry for grandma (ibid).
During our visits to the cemetery, grandpa would take me by the hand and stroll by the graves; as we stopped in front of a stone, he would tell stories about who was buried there. He would tease and ask if I would come and visit him there someday (ibid).
Family Members
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Dema Mae Barber Akester
1911–1998
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Donald Barber
1913–1914
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Clarence William Barber
1915–2004
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Marjorie Barber Elmore
1916–1967
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George Washington Barber
1918–2000
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Samuel Hugh Barber
1919–1991
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Joyce Barber Stringer
1921–2018
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Lillian Elizabeth Barber
1923–1927
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Hazel Frances Barber McCracken
1926–2002
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Elva Ruth Barber Adams
1928–2017
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AMN John Traylor Barber
1930–2020
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SGT Kenneth Wayne Barber
1932–2017
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Helen Marie Barber
1939–1939
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