Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthMar 17, 1913, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Garland Boyd Barber, Sr.,425
DeathFeb 18, 2005, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Garland Boyd Barber, Sr.,472
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Garland Boyd Barber, Sr.
FatherRudy Russell BARBER (1882-1969)
MotherAnnie Estelle INGLE (1885-1945)
Spouses
BirthApr 30, 1917, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Alese Naomi Johnson Barber
DeathApr 9, 2005, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Alese Naomi Johnson Barber,425
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Alese Naomi Johnson Barber
ReligionMember Of Brightwood Christian Church3, Alese Naomi Johnson Barber
ChildrenEvelyn Mae (1938-2022)
 Larry Gene (1940-2009)
 Judy Ann (Died as Child) (1948-1951)
 James W. (1934-2018)
 Garland Boyd (1936-2005)
Obituary Online notes for “Buck” Garland Boyd BARBER Sr.
2/20/2005

Garland  Boyd Barber , Sr.
    GIBSONVILLE — Garland  Boyd Barber , Sr. affectionately known as "Buck" left this earthly world at 2:33 p.m. on Friday, February 18, 2005, to go to be with the Lord. He was born in Alamance County, son of the late Rudy Russell Barber  and the late Annie Estelle Ingle Barber  and was married to Alese Naomi Johnson Barber , his wife of 69 years.
    He was a charter and lifelong member of Brightwood Christian Church where he served on basically every committee at the church, especially the building committee, the finance committee, as a deacon and was eventually honored as a lifetime deacon. Mr. Barber  was truly a pillar in the Brightwood community, gladly serving his church and his neighbors where his impact and influence will be greatly missed in the lives of all the homes and families he touched. "Buck" was also a carpenter, electrician, plumber, mason and all around handyman who would do anything for his neighbors, whom he loved and they loved in return. He retired from Glen Raven Mills in Glen Raven after 37 years of service.
He left this earth but also left many family members who loved him including his wife of the home, Alese Naomi Johnson Barber ; 2 daughters, Evelyn "Mae" Barber  Lamm and her husband William of Gibsonville and Debbie Barber  Page of Elon; 3 sons, James W. "J. W." Johnson and his wife Helen of Julian, Larry Gene Barber  and his wife Yvonne "Bonnie" of Graham, Alton Theodore Barber , Sr. and his wife Arline of Gibsonville; 24 grandchildren; 59 great grandchildren; 41 great great grandchildren; and 2 sisters, Dovie Barber  Clapp of Julian and Evelyn Barber  Andrews of Gibsonville. He was preceded in death by his son, Garland  B. Barber , Jr.; daughter, Judy Ann Barber ; sisters, Bessie Barber  Clapp, Thelma Barber  Rice, Lavonna Barber  Huggins; brothers, Raymond Russell Barber , Theodore W. Barber  and his parents.
    The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Brightwood Christian Church by Rev. Bruce Church and Rev. Don Lyerly. Burial will follow in Alamance Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Monday evening at the church and other times at the home, 264 Brightwood Church Rd in Gibsonville. Mr. Barber  may be viewed at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory on Monday prior to the visitation and on Tuesday prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Brightwood Christian Church 300 Brightwood Church Rd., Gibsonville, NC 27249. Condolences may be sent to the family at lowefh@bellsouth.net 3, Garland Boyd Barber, Sr.
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