Barber, Robert J.

1902 - Abt 1959  (57 years)

• Name	Barber, Robert J.  [1, 2]
  Birth	1902	Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1931 and 1939	Breesport, Chemung, New York, USA   [3]
  	Started by Robert J. Barber in 1931 in Breesport, NY, the Barber Funeral Home moved to its current location in Horseheads in 1939.
  	20230506GHLn- https://barberfuneralhome.com/OurHistory Our History Barber Funeral Home has been family owned for nearly 100 years. Both the Barber and Kent families have lived in and operated the landmark funeral home building on Main Street for generations. Started by Robert J. Barber in 1931 in Breesport, NY, the Barber Funeral Home moved to its current location in Horseheads in 1939. The funeral home was passed to his son Jack in 1959, and then to Jack and Nancy’s son Scott in the early 1990’s. In 2017, Scott turned over the reins to his friend and colleague, Walter Kent and family. Now Walter and his son Tyler continue the Barber tradition of service by father and son. In 2018 the funeral home welcomed the third generation of Kents with the birth of Tyler & Ellen’s son Harvey, and their son Isaac in 2022. Our staff continues to grow with funerla directors, students, and residents looking to serve our community for generations to come. Barber Funeral Home 413 South Main Street Horseheads, NY 14845 Tel: (607) 739-4801 Fax: (607) 739-3802
  Residence	1938	Horseheads, Chemung, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  	StreetAddress: 114 Broad ST; Undertaker Occupation: Undertaker
  	20230506GHLn- Robert J Barber in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 Name Robert J Barber Gender Male Year 1938 114 Broad Elmira; Elmira Heights; Horseheads, New York, USA Occ Undertaker Spouse Carlyn J Barber Publication Elmira, New York, City Directory, 1938
  Occupation	Between 1939 and 1959	Horseheads, Chemung, New York, USA   [3]
  	The funeral home was passed to his son Jack in 1959
  	20230506GHLn- https://barberfuneralhome.com/OurHistory Our History Barber Funeral Home has been family owned for nearly 100 years. Both the Barber and Kent families have lived in and operated the landmark funeral home building on Main Street for generations. Started by Robert J. Barber in 1931 in Breesport, NY, the Barber Funeral Home moved to its current location in Horseheads in 1939. The funeral home was passed to his son Jack in 1959, and then to Jack and Nancy’s son Scott in the early 1990’s. In 2017, Scott turned over the reins to his friend and colleague, Walter Kent and family. Now Walter and his son Tyler continue the Barber tradition of service by father and son. In 2018 the funeral home welcomed the third generation of Kents with the birth of Tyler & Ellen’s son Harvey, and their son Isaac in 2022. Our staff continues to grow with funerla directors, students, and residents looking to serve our community for generations to come. Barber Funeral Home 413 South Main Street Horseheads, NY 14845 Tel: (607) 739-4801 Fax: (607) 739-3802
  Burial	1959	Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA   [2]
  Death	Abt 29 Sep 1959	Horseheads, Chemung, New York, USA   [2]
  	20230506GHLn- Robert J. Barber 57 Sayre Native of Funeral Home Dies Suddenly Sunday Morning at Home in Horseheads The Evening Times Sayre, Pennsylvania • Mon, Oct 5, 1959 p2 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 06 May 2023 • Robert J. Barber, Sayre Native, Dies In Horseheads Robert J. Barber, 57, proprietor of the Barber Funeral Home, Horseheads, died at his home, 413 South Main street, Horseheads, suddenly Sunday morning. Born in Sayre, the son of the late John Francis and Mary A. Knapp Barber, he attended Sayre schools and was employed at the Lehigh Valley shops in Sayre for a short time. Then he entered the employ of the J. W. Grumme funeral service and later the P. H. O'Shea funeral service, both of Sayre. He worked for a short time for a funeral home in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Mr. Barber purchased a funeral home in Breesport, N. Y., which he operated until 1934, when he opened a funeral home in Horseheads. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Horseheads, and a member and past master of Southern Light Lodge, No. 725, Free and Accepted Masons of Breesport. Other memberships included Chemung Valley Lodge, No. 419, IOOF, Horseheads; Horseheads Rotary Club; Finger Lakes Funeral Directors Association and New York State Funeral Directors Association. Surviving are his wife, Carlyn Wilson Barber; one son, John R at home, associated with his father; three sisters, Miss E. Lo-retta Barber of Egg Harbor, N. J.; Mrs. Ellen I. Hemphill ol Morgan Hill, Calif; Mrs. Helen L. Reidy of Pine City, N. Y.; one aunt, Mrs. Nora Barber ol Sayre; four cousins, Ellen Barber of Sayre; Mrs. Clifford Burns of Binghamton; Evelyn Bar ber of Endicott; William N. Barber. Jr., of Sayre. The body is at the family home, 413 South Main street, Horseheads, where friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 at the family home with Rev. William R. Harvey, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Horseheads. officiating. Burial will be in Wood lawn cemetery, Elmira. The Evening Times Sayre, Pennsylvania • Mon, Oct 5, 1959 p2 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 06 May 2023 Age: 57 Robert J. Barber, 57, proprietor of the Barber Funeral Home, Horseheads, died at his home, 413 South Main street, Horseheads, suddenly Sunday morning.
  Person ID	I92420	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Barber, John Francis
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Knapp, Mary A.
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F54946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilson, Carlyn J.
  Children	1. Barber, John R.  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F54945	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 1902 - Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - Started by Robert J. Barber in 1931 in Breesport, NY, the Barber Funeral Home moved to its current location in Horseheads in 1939. - Between 1931 and 1939 - Breesport, Chemung, New York, USA Residence - StreetAddress: 114 Broad ST; Undertaker Occupation: Undertaker - 1938 - Horseheads, Chemung, New York, USA Occupation - The funeral home was passed to his son Jack in 1959 - Between 1939 and 1959 - Horseheads, Chemung, New York, USA Burial - 1959 - Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA Death - Abt 29 Sep 1959 - Horseheads, Chemung, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Barber, Robert J obit News_19591005SayreEveningTimesp2 20230506GHLn- Robert J. Barber 57 Sayre Native of Funeral Home Dies Suddenly Sunday Morning at Home in Horseheads The Evening Times Sayre, Pennsylvania • Mon, Oct 5, 1959 p2 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 06 May 2023 • Robert J. Barber, Sayre Native, Dies In Horseheads Robert J. Barber, 57, proprietor of the Barber Funeral Home, Horseheads, died at…

  
  

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  20230506GHLn- https://barberfuneralhome.com/OurHistory Our History Barber Funeral Home has been family owned for nearly 100 years. Both the Barber and Kent families have lived in and operated the landmark funeral home building on Main Street for generations. Started by Robert J. Barber in 1931 in Breesport, NY, the Barber Funeral Home moved to its current location in Horseheads in 1939. The funeral home was passed to his son Jack in 1959, and then to Jack and Nancy’s son Scott in the early 1990’s. In 2017, Scott turned over the reins to his friend and colleague, Walter Kent and family. Now Walter and his son Tyler continue the Barber tradition of service by father and son. In 2018 the funeral home welcomed the third generation of Kents with the birth of Tyler & Ellen’s son Harvey, and their son Isaac in 2022. Our staff continues to grow with funerla directors, students, and residents looking to serve our community for generations to come. Barber Funeral Home 413 South Main Street Horseheads, NY 14845 Tel: (607) 739-4801 Fax: (607) 739-3802 20230506GHLn- Robert J. Barber 57 Sayre Native of Funeral Home Dies Suddenly Sunday Morning at Home in Horseheads The Evening Times Sayre, Pennsylvania • Mon, Oct 5, 1959 p2 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 06 May 2023 • Robert J. Barber, Sayre Native, Dies In Horseheads Robert J. Barber, 57, proprietor of the Barber Funeral Home, Horseheads, died at his home, 413 South Main street, Horseheads, suddenly Sunday morning. Born in Sayre, the son of the late John Francis and Mary A. Knapp Barber, he attended Sayre schools and was employed at the Lehigh Valley shops in Sayre for a short time. Then he entered the employ of the J. W. Grumme funeral service and later the P. H. O'Shea funeral service, both of Sayre. He worked for a short time for a funeral home in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Mr. Barber purchased a funeral home in Breesport, N. Y., which he operated until 1934, when he opened a funeral home in Horseheads. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Horseheads, and a member and past master of Southern Light Lodge, No. 725, Free and Accepted Masons of Breesport. Other memberships included Chemung Valley Lodge, No. 419, IOOF, Horseheads; Horseheads Rotary Club; Finger Lakes Funeral Directors Association and New York State Funeral Directors Association. Surviving are his wife, Carlyn Wilson Barber; one son, John R at home, associated with his father; three sisters, Miss E. Lo-retta Barber of Egg Harbor, N. J.; Mrs. Ellen I. Hemphill ol Morgan Hill, Calif; Mrs. Helen L. Reidy of Pine City, N. Y.; one aunt, Mrs. Nora Barber ol Sayre; four cousins, Ellen Barber of Sayre; Mrs. Clifford Burns of Binghamton; Evelyn Bar ber of Endicott; William N. Barber. Jr., of Sayre. The body is at the family home, 413 South Main street, Horseheads, where friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 at the family home with Rev. William R. Harvey, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Horseheads. officiating. Burial will be in Wood lawn cemetery, Elmira. The Evening Times Sayre, Pennsylvania • Mon, Oct 5, 1959 p2 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 06 May 2023

  
  

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  [S1186] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for Robert J Barber (6) facts 20230506GHLn- 20230506GHLn- Robert J Barber in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 Name Robert J Barber Gender Male Year 1938 114 Broad Elmira; Elmira Heights; Horseheads, New York, USA Occ Undertaker Spouse Carlyn J Barber Publication Elmira, New York, City Directory, 1938 US, City Directories 1938 Horseheads - Robert J Barber.jpg 20230506GHLn- Robert J Barber in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 Name Robert J Barber Gender Male Year 1938 114 Broad Elmira; Elmira Heights; Horseheads, New York, USA Occ Undertaker Spouse Carlyn J Barber Publication Elmira, New York, City Directory, 1938 [S2282] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), The Evening Times; Publication Date: 5 Oct 1959; Publication Place: Sayre, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/66093223/?article=04efeef5-58f3-40e4-9f02-544fa46c0e3c&focus=0.378631,0.3685286,0.49716702,0.7747203&xid=3355. Record for Robert J. Barber (11) facts 20230506GHLn- 20230506GHLn- Robert J. Barber 57 Sayre Native of Funeral Home Dies Suddenly Sunday Morning at Home in Horseheads The Evening Times Sayre, Pennsylvania • Mon, Oct 5, 1959 p2 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 06 May 2023 • Robert J. Barber, Sayre Native, Dies In Horseheads Robert J. Barber, 57, proprietor of the Barber Funeral Home, Horseheads, died at his home, 413 South Main street, Horseheads, suddenly Sunday morning. Born in Sayre, the son of the late John Francis and Mary A. Knapp Barber, he attended Sayre schools and was employed at the Lehigh Valley shops in Sayre for a short time. Then he entered the employ of the J. W. Grumme funeral service and later the P. H. O'Shea funeral service, both of Sayre. He worked for a short time for a funeral home in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Mr. Barber purchased a funeral home in Breesport, N. Y., which he operated until 1934, when he opened a funeral home in Horseheads. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Horseheads, and a member and past master of Southern Light Lodge, No. 725, Free and Accepted Masons of Breesport. Other memberships included Chemung Valley Lodge, No. 419, IOOF, Horseheads; Horseheads Rotary Club; Finger Lakes Funeral Directors Association and New York State Funeral Directors Association. Surviving are his wife, Carlyn Wilson Barber; one son, John R at home, associated with his father; three sisters, Miss E. Lo-retta Barber of Egg Harbor, N. J.; Mrs. Ellen I. Hemphill ol Morgan Hill, Calif; Mrs. Helen L. Reidy of Pine City, N. Y.; one aunt, Mrs. Nora Barber ol Sayre; four cousins, Ellen Barber of Sayre; Mrs. Clifford Burns of Binghamton; Evelyn Bar ber of Endicott; William N. Barber. Jr., of Sayre. The body is at the family home, 413 South Main street, Horseheads, where friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 at the family home with Rev. William R. Harvey, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Horseheads. officiating. Burial will be in Wood lawn cemetery, Elmira. The Evening Times Sayre, Pennsylvania • Mon, Oct 5, 1959 p2 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 06 May 2023 Barber, Robert J obit News_19591005SayreEveningTimesp2 20230506GHLn- Robert J. Barber 57 Sayre Native of Funeral Home Dies Suddenly Sunday Morning at Home in Horseheads The Evening Times Sayre, Pennsylvania • Mon, Oct 5, 1959 p2 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 06 May 2023 • Robert J. Barber, Sayre Native, Dies In Horseheads Robert J. Barber, 57, proprietor of the Barber Funeral Home, Horseheads, died at… [S2744] website: Barber Funeral Home. Robert J. Barber (1) fact 20230506GHLn- 20230506GHLn- https://barberfuneralhome.com/OurHistory Our History Barber Funeral Home has been family owned for nearly 100 years. Both the Barber and Kent families have lived in and operated the landmark funeral home building on Main Street for generations. Started by Robert J. Barber in 1931 in Breesport, NY, the Barber Funeral Home moved to its current location in Horseheads in 1939. The funeral home was passed to his son Jack in 1959, and then to Jack and Nancy’s son Scott in the early 1990’s. In 2017, Scott turned over the reins to his friend and colleague, Walter Kent and family. Now Walter and his son Tyler continue the Barber tradition of service by father and son. In 2018 the funeral home welcomed the third generation of Kents with the birth of Tyler & Ellen’s son Harvey, and their son Isaac in 2022. Our staff continues to grow with funerla directors, students, and residents looking to serve our community for generations to come. Barber Funeral Home 413 South Main Street Horseheads, NY 14845 Tel: (607) 739-4801 Fax: (607) 739-3802

  
  

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TNG ID: I92420