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Celebration of life services for Richard Dean Barber, 82, of Marietta, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 5 at All Faith Christian Church, Marietta.
Born Saturday, May 24, 1941, in Marietta, the son of Aubrey Smith and Sibyl Lenora Mills Barber, he died Monday, July 24, 2023, at his residence.
Richard had attended school in Marietta. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having enlisted on February 29, 1960, in Oklahoma City and was discharged on January 31, 1963, at Camp Pendleton, California. While in the Marine Corps he received a Marksman Badge for the M-1, 30 caliber, rifle and served as a mess cook. He married Janet Dugger on January 12, 1983, in Gainesville, Texas and had recently celebrated 40 years of marriage. He held numerous jobs throughout his life, doing what was necessary to provide for his family. He was a caring, kind-hearted, hardworking, and giving man. He learned the carpentry trade from his dad and was doing what he loved to do if he was building cabinets or houses from the ground up. Working with wood was a true passion. He adored his grandchildren and was an avid storyteller of the old days or any days for that matter. He was a member of the American Legion and was a co-founder of the Love County Gunfighters Club.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister and brother-in-law, Peggy and Sammy Joe Phillips; brother, Paul Wayne Barber; stepdaughter, Jessica Hartman; and nephew, Kerry Kuykendall.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Barber of the home; children, Jason Barber and wife Jessica and Matt Barber and wife Tammy, all of Marietta and Jodi Ray and wife Dawn of Lone Grove; grandchildren, Taylor, Cody, Nathon, Alysa, Noah, Joshua and Colle; great-granddaughter, Ella; sisters, Patsy Williams of Lewisville, Texas and Deborah Murray of Granbury, Texas; daughter and son of his heart, Cassandra and Gunner Ayars of Texas; a host of nieces and nephews; and a multitude of friends.
A photo of Mr. Barber was included in this obituary.
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