The Commercial Mail - Whitley County, Indiana
Saturday August 17, 1935
Funeral services for Charles P. Barber, 75, Larwill, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the home in Larwill by Rev. Thurmann Moirrs pastor of the Larwill M.E. Church. Rev. W. E. Bradley, pastor of Grace Lutheran church here, to which congregation Mr. Barber belonged, will assist. Burial services at Greenhill cemetery will be in charge of the Columbia City Blue Lodge, assisted by the Larwill Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Barber died at 1:30 p.m. Friday at his home in Larwill of an apoplectic stroke. He had been feeling unwell for only a few days. He was born June 24, 1860 in Troy township to Scott and Minerva Goodrich Barber. He spent several years of his boyhood in Columbia City where he worked in the Ed Barber general store. At the age of 16 he secured a teacher's license and taught first in Washington township.
A few years later he went west and proved up a claim in Kansas. He was married January 9, 1899 to Ida Rowe, who had proved up a claim in Colorado. The couple resided in Kansas several years, then moved to Columbia City. Mrs. Barber died in 1905.
He served as mail clerk for 34 years, entering this work in 1890. Thirteen years ago he was retired and then took up his residence in Larwill with his sister, Mrs. Alice King. Surviving besides the sister is a foster daughter, Genevieve Lee; a nephew, Ray King of Fort Wayne; a great nephew, Ralph King of Larwill, and a great niece, Mrs. Eugene Beard of South Whitley.
He was a member of the Grace Lutheran church here and the Columbia City lodge of Masons. Pleasant and kindly, he had made many friends and these deeply regret the announcement of his death.
Contributor: Roberta (47008957) •
Saturday August 17, 1935
Funeral services for Charles P. Barber, 75, Larwill, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the home in Larwill by Rev. Thurmann Moirrs pastor of the Larwill M.E. Church. Rev. W. E. Bradley, pastor of Grace Lutheran church here, to which congregation Mr. Barber belonged, will assist. Burial services at Greenhill cemetery will be in charge of the Columbia City Blue Lodge, assisted by the Larwill Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Barber died at 1:30 p.m. Friday at his home in Larwill of an apoplectic stroke. He had been feeling unwell for only a few days. He was born June 24, 1860 in Troy township to Scott and Minerva Goodrich Barber. He spent several years of his boyhood in Columbia City where he worked in the Ed Barber general store. At the age of 16 he secured a teacher's license and taught first in Washington township.
A few years later he went west and proved up a claim in Kansas. He was married January 9, 1899 to Ida Rowe, who had proved up a claim in Colorado. The couple resided in Kansas several years, then moved to Columbia City. Mrs. Barber died in 1905.
He served as mail clerk for 34 years, entering this work in 1890. Thirteen years ago he was retired and then took up his residence in Larwill with his sister, Mrs. Alice King. Surviving besides the sister is a foster daughter, Genevieve Lee; a nephew, Ray King of Fort Wayne; a great nephew, Ralph King of Larwill, and a great niece, Mrs. Eugene Beard of South Whitley.
He was a member of the Grace Lutheran church here and the Columbia City lodge of Masons. Pleasant and kindly, he had made many friends and these deeply regret the announcement of his death.
Contributor: Roberta (47008957) •
The Commercial Mail - Whitley County, Indiana
Saturday August 17, 1935
Funeral services for Charles P. Barber, 75, Larwill, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the home in Larwill by Rev. Thurmann Moirrs pastor of the Larwill M.E. Church. Rev. W. E. Bradley, pastor of Grace Lutheran church here, to which congregation Mr. Barber belonged, will assist. Burial services at Greenhill cemetery will be in charge of the Columbia City Blue Lodge, assisted by the Larwill Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Barber died at 1:30 p.m. Friday at his home in Larwill of an apoplectic stroke. He had been feeling unwell for only a few days. He was born June 24, 1860 in Troy township to Scott and Minerva Goodrich Barber. He spent several years of his boyhood in Columbia City where he worked in the Ed Barber general store. At the age of 16 he secured a teacher's license and taught first in Washington township.
A few years later he went west and proved up a claim in Kansas. He was married January 9, 1899 to Ida Rowe, who had proved up a claim in Colorado. The couple resided in Kansas several years, then moved to Columbia City. Mrs. Barber died in 1905.
He served as mail clerk for 34 years, entering this work in 1890. Thirteen years ago he was retired and then took up his residence in Larwill with his sister, Mrs. Alice King. Surviving besides the sister is a foster daughter, Genevieve Lee; a nephew, Ray King of Fort Wayne; a great nephew, Ralph King of Larwill, and a great niece, Mrs. Eugene Beard of South Whitley.
He was a member of the Grace Lutheran church here and the Columbia City lodge of Masons. Pleasant and kindly, he had made many friends and these deeply regret the announcement of his death.
Contributor: Roberta (47008957) •
Saturday August 17, 1935
Funeral services for Charles P. Barber, 75, Larwill, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the home in Larwill by Rev. Thurmann Moirrs pastor of the Larwill M.E. Church. Rev. W. E. Bradley, pastor of Grace Lutheran church here, to which congregation Mr. Barber belonged, will assist. Burial services at Greenhill cemetery will be in charge of the Columbia City Blue Lodge, assisted by the Larwill Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Barber died at 1:30 p.m. Friday at his home in Larwill of an apoplectic stroke. He had been feeling unwell for only a few days. He was born June 24, 1860 in Troy township to Scott and Minerva Goodrich Barber. He spent several years of his boyhood in Columbia City where he worked in the Ed Barber general store. At the age of 16 he secured a teacher's license and taught first in Washington township.
A few years later he went west and proved up a claim in Kansas. He was married January 9, 1899 to Ida Rowe, who had proved up a claim in Colorado. The couple resided in Kansas several years, then moved to Columbia City. Mrs. Barber died in 1905.
He served as mail clerk for 34 years, entering this work in 1890. Thirteen years ago he was retired and then took up his residence in Larwill with his sister, Mrs. Alice King. Surviving besides the sister is a foster daughter, Genevieve Lee; a nephew, Ray King of Fort Wayne; a great nephew, Ralph King of Larwill, and a great niece, Mrs. Eugene Beard of South Whitley.
He was a member of the Grace Lutheran church here and the Columbia City lodge of Masons. Pleasant and kindly, he had made many friends and these deeply regret the announcement of his death.
Contributor: Roberta (47008957) •
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