William
William “Bill” Edward Barr, Jr.
d. June 5, 2016
William “Bill” Edward Barr Jr., 86, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2016. He was the husband of the late Helen Marie Mansfield Barr.
Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on July 20, 1929; William was the son of the late William Edward Barr, Sr. and Gertrude Gaffney Barr. He graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy-Kings Point as an Officer, served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS William R. Rush Destroyer, and continued to serve his country in the Naval Reserves. He was a nuclear engineer first for Electric Boat-General Dynamics, then AMF-Beaird, and lastly Babcock & Wilcox. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, and had accomplished his fourth degree.
He is survived by his three children: Mary Ellen Barr Kanipe and her husband, Carroll of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Kevin William Barr and his wife, Francine Fuoco-Barr of Richmond, and Brian Stephen Barr of Lynchburg; three grandchildren: Katherine N. Kanipe of Santa Barbara, CA, Kristen M. Barr and Natalie A. Barr, both of Richmond; and two brothers-in-law: Charles A. Mansfield of Vestal, New York and Thomas J. Mansfield, Sr. of Carle Place, New York, and his nephew, Bruce Houston of Wellesley, Massachusetts.
In addition to his wife and parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 12 o’ clock noon at St. Thomas More Catholic Church on Thursday, June 9, 2016 with Rev. Msgr. Michael D. McCarron officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the Funeral Mass and a reception will follow immediately in the church Fellowship Hall.
Memorial contributions can be made in Bill’s name to: The Stained Glass Window Fund for St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 3015 Roundelay Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on July 20, 1929; William was the son of the late William Edward Barr, Sr. and Gertrude Gaffney Barr. He graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy-Kings Point as an Officer, served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS William R. Rush Destroyer, and continued to serve his country in the Naval Reserves. He was a nuclear engineer first for Electric Boat-General Dynamics, then AMF-Beaird, and lastly Babcock & Wilcox. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, and had accomplished his fourth degree.
He is survived by his three children: Mary Ellen Barr Kanipe and her husband, Carroll of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Kevin William Barr and his wife, Francine Fuoco-Barr of Richmond, and Brian Stephen Barr of Lynchburg; three grandchildren: Katherine N. Kanipe of Santa Barbara, CA, Kristen M. Barr and Natalie A. Barr, both of Richmond; and two brothers-in-law: Charles A. Mansfield of Vestal, New York and Thomas J. Mansfield, Sr. of Carle Place, New York, and his nephew, Bruce Houston of Wellesley, Massachusetts.
In addition to his wife and parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 12 o’ clock noon at St. Thomas More Catholic Church on Thursday, June 9, 2016 with Rev. Msgr. Michael D. McCarron officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the Funeral Mass and a reception will follow immediately in the church Fellowship Hall.
Memorial contributions can be made in Bill’s name to: The Stained Glass Window Fund for St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 3015 Roundelay Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
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