Peggy Smith-Hake's
"Window to the Past"
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Edmond Alexander Barr
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​​​​​EDMOND ALEXANDER BARR was born near Iberia on April 22, 1862. He was a son of John F. Barr (1820-1899) and Ellender Wilson (1835-1920) who married in Miller County 16 November 1856. (Ellender was a daughter of Alexander Wilson 1809-1850 and Tabitha Pogue 1805-1863.)
The children of John and Ellender (Wilson) Barr were: .
1. Joseph B. Barr 1857-1937 m. Rhoda Ann Shackleford 1886
2. Sarah J. Barr 1859-1936 m. George Andrew Golden 1876
3. Edmond A. Barr 1862-1954 m. Sarah Elizabeth Pendleton 1886
4. Margaret Elizabeth Barr 1865-1933 m. James L. Bilyeu 1881
5. Alice Barr 1867-1941 m. Jesse W. Burks 1900
6. Melissa Eliza Barr 1870- m. Stephen D. Helton 1889
7. John F. Barr Jr. 1872- m. Sarah Elizabeth Bailey 1897
Edmond Alexander Barr married Sarah Elizabeth Pendleton 24 November 1886. Sarah Elizabeth was born in Miller County 28 Sept 1868, a daughter of Andrew D. Pendleton and Mary E. Bilyeu. They became parents of six children:
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1. William E. Barr 1887-1961 m. Cora B. _________
2. Bertha Ellen Barr 1889-1892
3. Wiley Truman Barr 1891-1893
4. Lefty Mae Barr 1895- m. Ralph Harris
5. Jesse A. Barr 1902- m. ___________
6. Laura Grace Barr 1905- m. George Edwards
Edmond Alexander Barr died in Miller County on September 15, 1954 at the age of 92 years. His wife, Sarah, had preceded him in death having died in December 1938. He was survived by four children (William of Iberia, Jesse of Kansas, Laura Barr-Edwards of Kansas and Lefty Mae Barr-Harris of Colorado ). His funeral services were held at the Hedges Funeral Chapel in Iberia , conducted by Rev. Donald Tyler and he was buried at Jarrett Cemetery near Fairview Church in the Elliott school district, located north of Iberia .
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The Miller County Sentinel
September 23, 1954
E.A. Barr, 92, who suffered a fractured hip in a fall at Iberia Monday afternoon, Sept. 13, passed away the following Wednesday at Humphreys Hospital, Tuscumbia. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, September 18 at 10:00 a.m. at the Hedges Chapel in Iberia with Rev. Don Tyler officiating. Interment was made in the Jarrett Cemetery with funeral arrangements under direction of Hedges Funeral Homes of Iberia. Pallbearers were Radford Barr, Sammy Burks, Perry Grady, Frank Bryant and Glen Shreve.
Edmond Alexander Barr, son of John F. and Ellender Barr, was born April 22, 1862 near Iberia, Mo., and passed away on September 15, 1954 at the age of 92 years. 4 months and 23 days. On November 24, 1886, he was united in marriage to Sarah Elizabeth Pendleton and to this union six children were born.
Early in life he professed faith in Christ and was true to that faith all his life.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Elizabeth, on Dec. 9, 1938 and a daughter, Bertha, who died at the age of 3, and a son, Wiley who died at the age of two.
He is survived by two sons, William of Iberia and Jesse of Merriam, Kans.; two daughters, Grace Edwards of Merriam, Kansas and Mae Harris of Denver, Colo.; 9 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
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And here is Edmond's wife Sarah's obituary:
Miller County Autogram Sentinel
December 1938
Mrs. Edward Alexander Barr, another one of Miller County's highly honored and beloved Christian women, died at her home a few miles northwest of Iberia last Friday after a lingering illness of several years duration. Her ailment was a tubercular trouble. Everything possible was done to effect a cure, but she failed to respond to treatment and death came as the only relief.
Funeral services conducted by Rev. John Bolen, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene, Iberia, were held at the Fairview Christian Church, north of Iberia, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial was in the Jarrett Cemetery with local undertakers, Adams & Casey, in charge.
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Pendleton Barr was born September 28, 1868 to Mr. Andrew David Pendleton and Mary Ellen Pendleton. She departed this life December 9, 1938, at 8:30 o'clock p.m. She was marred to Edmond Alexander Barr November 25the 1886 and to this union six children were born, two preceding her in death in their infancy, namely: Wiley Truman and Bertha Ellen.
Those left to mourn her death are: Husband, E.A. Barr; sons, William E. Barr, Iberia, Mo.; and Jesse A. Barr, south Park, Kansas; two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Harris, Denver, Colorado and Mrs. George Edwards, Kansas City, MO.; also nine devoted grandchildren. She also leaves one sister, Mrs. Doward Shelton, Dixon, Mo., R. 3; eight brothers, Henry Owen and Harvey of Granite City, Ill.; Ivy of Pomonia, Ill.; Jack Everett, Perry and Adolph of St. Louis, Mo.; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Early in life she became a member of The Church of God and remained faithful to the end.
Mrs. Barr was dearly loved by all who knew her and her beautiful Christian life will continue to be a great influence and sweet memory in the lives of those she knew and had to leave behind. She was converted at the age of 18 years and later in life became a member of the Church of God and continued in the service of her Lord until death. Her testimony was, I'm trusting God's will be done.
"Like a ship that's left its mooring and sails bravely out to sea,
So someone Dear has sailed away in calm serenity;
But there's promise of greater joy than earth could have in store
For God has planned a richer life beyond the Unseen Shore."
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