Barber, John Wilmer

Passed:

Age: 86

Source:

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1970-11-27

Information: Funeral services were held Saturday for John Wilmer Barber, 86, of Parkersburg who died in Camden Clark Memorial Hospital.  Born in Jackson County, he was a son of the late John S. and Sabra May Barber.  He retired in 1945 from the B & O Railroad and had lived his entire life in Wood and Jackson Counties.  He was a member of the Lubeck United Methodist Church.  He was preceded in death by one step-daughter, Mrs. Walter McCurdy and several nieces and nephews.  Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Luella Boso Barber; one sister, Mrs. Cena Foreman of Barlow, Ohio; three brothers, Samuel D. and Ernest D. Barber, both of Washington, Wood County and Joseph A. Barber of Parkersburg; one step-son, William Kenneth Boso of Parkersburg.  Burial was in the Ravenswood Cemetery.