DUZAN BARR, BERTHA D. - Wheeler County, Texas | BERTHA D. DUZAN BARR - Texas Gravestone Photos

Bertha D. DUZAN BARR

Wheeler Cemetery
Wheeler County,
Texas

Joseph W.
1859-1946

Bertha D.
1885-1966

*Photo, courtesy of Robert L. Jones
*Information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley

*Obituary Joseph W.
The Wheeler community was saddened Tuesday to learn of the death of a prominent and respected citizen, Joseph Walter Barr, who had been a resident of this county for 34 years.

Mr. Barr passed away at 2:40 o'clock on July 30, at the age of 87 years, 2 months and 27 days.

Funeral services were held at the Wheeler Methodist church Wednesday afternoon with Rev. Hugh H. Hunt, pastor, in charge. Mrs. R.H. Forrester read a poem, "The Builder," and Frank Wofford sang "Sunrise Tomorrow." The Wheeler Masonic Lodge conducted its ritual and Hunt Funeral Home was in charge of interment.

Ever thoughtful of others, Mr. Barr was a beloved character. He was Chairman of the Methodist Board of Stewards here for several years and since his inactivity was Stewart Emeritus of the Wheeler church.

He was born May 3, 1859 in Rusk County, Texas, and when a child moved with his mother to Alabama where he grew to manhood. He joined the Methodist church at an early age. Mr. Barr returned to Texas in 1895, locating near Waxahachie, in Ellis county. Later he moved to Jones county where he resided until he moved to Wheeler county in 1912.

He was married to Bertha Clara Duzan December 23, 1918. To this union two daughters were born, Ruth and Lula.

Surviving are the widow and daughters, Mrs. Ruth Buice and Mrs. Lula McCasland, two grandchildren, Elaine and Kenneth McCasland of Wheeler, and one half-brother, E.T. Cosper of Wheeler.

Mr. Barr was a member of the Wheeler Masonic Lodge.

(Published in The Wheeler Times, Wheeler, Texas, Volume XIII-Number 33, Thursday, August 1, 1946, Page 1)
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Joseph W. Barr
Death Date: 30 Jul 1946
Death County: Wheeler
Certificate: 34457

*Obituary Bertha D.
SHAMROCK (Special) - Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha D. Barr, 81, of Wheeler will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Wheeler First Methodist Church with the Rev. Harold Perdue and the Rev. Dale Cain officiating.

Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery under direction of Wright-Denson Funeral Home.

Mrs. Barr died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at Shamrock General Hospital.

She was born Feb. 2, 1885, in Bourbon County, Kan. She was married to Joseph W. Barr Dec. 23, 1918 at Wheeler. Mrs. Barr was a member of the First Methodist Church and was a charter member of the Wednesday Study Club. She had lived in Wheeler since 1917.

Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Ruth Buice of Shreveport, La., Mrs. Lula McCasland of Wheeler; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

(Published in Amarillo Daily News, November 10, 1966)
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Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
Name: Bertha D Barr
[Bertha D Duzan]
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1885
Birth Place: Kansas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas
Father: Asa T Duzan
Mother: Janetta Bowers
Age at Death: 81
Death Date: 9 Nov 1966
Death Place: Shamrock, Wheeler, Texas, USA

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