Nadine E. Barr, 93, a lifelong resident of the Chetopa area, died at 1:30 a.m., Saturday, November 22, 2008, at the Oswego Community Hospital. She had been in failing health.
She was born March 27, 1915, northwest of Chetopa, to Luther and Eva (Thompson) Wiley. She grew up and attended schools in the Chetopa area, and was a graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont.
She and George Arthur Barr were married April 11, 1936, in Oswego. He preceded her in death December 12, 1987.
She and her husband established Barr Lumber Company in January 1959. Following the death of her husband, she and her son continued to operate the business until December 2007.
She was a member of the First Christian Church in Chetopa, the Chetopa Chamber of Commerce, Chetopa Garden Club, and was an original member of the Belmore Apartments Board of Directors.
She loved arts and crafts, sewing and tending to her flower gardens. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
SURVIVORS:
One Daughter – Janice Wright and husband, Joe Welch, OK
One Grandson – Joe Bob Wright and wife, Elizabeth Miami, OK
Two Great-Grandsons – Bart and Drew Wright
Five Sisters - Darlene Thomas and husband, Bill Bartlesville, OK
Wintress Stine and husband, Bob Bartlesville, OK
Imogene Miller Bernice, OK
Marcella Braley Oswego, KS
Luvonne Hucke Mound Valley, KS
Sister-in-law – Betty Wiley Oswego, KS
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by one son, Dwane Barr, on January 16, 2008; one grandson, Bart Wright; one great-grandson, Nathan Wright; and one brother, Milan Wiley.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 26, 2008, at the First Christian Church in Chetopa. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.
Memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church in Chetopa. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Nadine E. Barr, please visit our flower store.
She was born March 27, 1915, northwest of Chetopa, to Luther and Eva (Thompson) Wiley. She grew up and attended schools in the Chetopa area, and was a graduate of Labette County Community High School in Altamont.
She and George Arthur Barr were married April 11, 1936, in Oswego. He preceded her in death December 12, 1987.
She and her husband established Barr Lumber Company in January 1959. Following the death of her husband, she and her son continued to operate the business until December 2007.
She was a member of the First Christian Church in Chetopa, the Chetopa Chamber of Commerce, Chetopa Garden Club, and was an original member of the Belmore Apartments Board of Directors.
She loved arts and crafts, sewing and tending to her flower gardens. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
SURVIVORS:
One Daughter – Janice Wright and husband, Joe Welch, OK
One Grandson – Joe Bob Wright and wife, Elizabeth Miami, OK
Two Great-Grandsons – Bart and Drew Wright
Five Sisters - Darlene Thomas and husband, Bill Bartlesville, OK
Wintress Stine and husband, Bob Bartlesville, OK
Imogene Miller Bernice, OK
Marcella Braley Oswego, KS
Luvonne Hucke Mound Valley, KS
Sister-in-law – Betty Wiley Oswego, KS
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by one son, Dwane Barr, on January 16, 2008; one grandson, Bart Wright; one great-grandson, Nathan Wright; and one brother, Milan Wiley.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 26, 2008, at the First Christian Church in Chetopa. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.
Memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church in Chetopa. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Nadine E. Barr, please visit our flower store.
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