Elwyn Chester Barber

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• Census: 1930, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 1
• Census: 1940, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 11; Address:
  Holtshire Road
• Graduation: 1948, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : Orange High School
• Graduation: 1950, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; : Wentworth Institute
• Residence: Aug 1959, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1985, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Address:
  Pine Tree Dr
• Residence: 1996, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Address:
  5 Pine Tree Drive
• Obituary: 25 Mar 1996
• Last Full Review: 3 Oct 2020

Notes:

Census:
He was recorded while living with his parents.

Census:
He was recorded while living with his parents, and maternal grandparents.

Obituary:
NEW SALEM - Elwyn C. Barber, 66, of 5 Pine Tree Drive, formerly of Orange, a retired industrial worker, longtime church leader and a former athlete, died Saturday in Athol Memorial Hospital after he was stricken ill at home.

He leaves his wife of 47 years, Doris B. (Brown) Barber; two sons, Steven and Michael Barber, both of New Salem; a brother, Arlan Barber of East Corinth, Vt.; and eight grandchildren. He was born in Orange, son of Lee W. and Mabel O. (Graves) Barber, and lived here many years. He graduated from Orange High School in 1948 and Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, in 1950.

Mr. Barber worked at Rodney Hunt Co. in Orange from 1947 to 1983. He continued to work in the textile roll division when it was sold to KRH Rolls in 1983. He retired in 1989.

Mr. Barber was active in sports for many years. During seventh and eighth grade he played baseball on the Marine Team. While in high school, he was a varsity baseball catcher for several years. He was also a varsity football lineman during all four years, and was co-captain in his senior year. He was the high-school stage manager for three years and a member of Boys' State.

Mr. Barber was a member of South Athol United Methodist Church, and a member and past president of the South Athol United Methodist Men. He was chairman of the church Finance Committee for 25 years and served for many years on several other church committees. He was a longtime co-chairman of the church suppers, and called for and sold tickets for all the suppers. He was co-chairman of the South Athol Village Fair, run by the church, for 29 years,

For about 25 years, Mr. Barber assisted his wife, a former teacher at Ralph C. Mahar Regional School in Orange, with many activities at the school, especially the school's Science Fair. He was a judge at the fair for many years and was previously a judge at the Western Massachusetts Division Science Fair at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He received the Special Parents Award in 1977 from the Mahar Fish & Game Club in Orange.

Mr. Barber was a coach for many years in the Orange Little League and the Orange Babe Ruth League. He was also an ardent hunter and fisherman. He was a skilled woodworker.

He and his wife traveled in all 50 states, England and Scotland. He and his wife drove several times to Alaska.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in South Athol United Methodist Church, Morgan Avenue, South Athol. Burial will be in South Cemetery, Orange. Calling hours are 7 to 9 tonight in Witty's Funeral Home, 158 South Main St., Orange. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to South Athol United Methodist Church, Memorial Fund, c||o Zane Dubour, 3800 South Athol Road, Athol, 01331.

Elwyn married Doris Brown in 1948 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Doris (daughter of Philip Sheridan Brown and Mary P. Kelleway) was born on 7 Aug 1929 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont; died on 2 Nov 2007 in Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts; was buried on 6 Nov 2007 in South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Claire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 18 Oct 2020

Family/Spouse: Anne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]