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Carmen Leslie Barber 1913 - 2010

Carmen Leslie Barber of Leawood, Johnson County, KS was born on October 13, 1913, and died at age 96 years old on January 9, 2010. Carmen Barber was buried in January 2010 at Providence Baptist in Williamstown, MO.
Carmen Leslie Barber
Leawood, Johnson County, KS 66206
October 13, 1913
January 9, 2010
Female
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  • 10/13
    1913

    Birthday

    October 13, 1913
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  • 01/9
    2010

    Death

    January 9, 2010
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  • 01/dd
    2010

    Gravesite & Burial

    January 2010
    Funeral date
    Providence Baptist in Williamstown, MO
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  • Obituary

    Carmen Leslie Barber, 96, passed away on January 9, 2010, after a short illness. Born October 13, 1913, in Williamstown, Mo., she attended high school there, then attended Culver Stockton College in Canton, Mo. Following that she attended Kirksville State Teacher's College in Kirksville, Mo., where she received her master's degree. She taught high school English and art at A.C.C.H.S. in Effingham, Kan., for 17 years. After moving to Canton, Mo., she taught at the junior high school in Quincy, Ill. She was proceeded in death by her husband, Arnold Barber, to whom she was married for 67 years. She is survived by her five children (Elaine Fisher of San Jose, Calif.; Dr. Steve Barber of Kirksville, Mo.; Jenanne Jenkins of Leawood, Kan.; Dr. Alan Barber of Leawood, Kan., and Cecile Moorad of Discovery Bay, Calif.); nine grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Doris Lee of Naples, Fla., Jo Meyer of Collinsville, Ill., and her brother David Leslie of La Jolla, Calif. Carmen had an adventurous spirit and was especially fond of world travel, having gone around the world several times and on trips to Europe too numerous to count, where she made lifelong friends who to this day have acknowledged her importance in their lives. She had a great interest in other cultures and art. She studied French when she was 75, helped design a stained glass window for Culver Stockton College when she was 78 and went on a boat trip down the Zambize River in Africa when she was 82. She also served as state chaplain for the D.A.R. in 1985. Carmen's favorite thing was her family and the love and pride she took in them. Visitation is on Saturday, January 16, 2010, at 10 a.m. at Langsford Funeral Home, with service to follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be Monday, January 18, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Providence Cemetery in Williamstown, Mo. The family suggests any donations in the name of Carmen Barber be made to: Providence Baptist Church, Williamstown, MO 63473.
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Carmen and Arnold Barber
Carmen and Arnold Barber
Carmen and Arnold Barber's 2001 Christmas Card, their last before he passed away. The inside reads: "For Sixty-Six years, we have wished you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This year of Two Thousand-One, we again wish you Happy Holidays."

Gran always did things with elegance and style!
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Carmen Leslie Barber
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Carmen Leslie Barber, around time of her graduation from college (1933-ish)
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