Barber, John Francis

• Name	Barber, John Francis  [1]
  	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 Mary A. Knapp Barber
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I92426	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Family	Knapp, Mary A.
  Children	1. Barber, Robert J.,   b. 1902, Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA d. Abt 29 Sep 1959, Horseheads, Chemung, New York, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F54946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [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…

  
  

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TNG ID: I92426