Thomas Edwin Barber Birth 29 May 1918 Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Death 12 May 1989 (aged 70) Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Burial: Swan Lake Memory Gardens Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Memorial ID 136754580
Thomas E. Barber, 70, of Peoria died Friday at Methodist Medical Center.
Born May 20, 1918 in Peoria to Herbert L. and Minnie (Mitzelfelt) Barber, he married Dolores Davison on May 28, 1950 in DeKalb, IL. She survives.
Also surviving are his mother, Minnie Carey of Peoria; one son Alvin Kenneth and one daughter Mrs. Emanuel (Sandra) Manias, both of Peoria; seven brothers, Alvin K. and Gordon (Burch) Carey, both of Peoria, Arthur W. and Nyle Carey, both of Bartonville, Gerald Carey of Sacramento, CA, Lyle Carey and Russell Barber of Peoria; one sister Mrs. Melford (Betty) Hogan of Germantown Hills; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father.
He retired as a captain at the Peoria Police Department. He was a World War II Navy veteran.
Burial will be at Swan Lake Memory Gardens.
Obituary located by Mel Slane.
Name: Thomas Edwin Barber Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 29 May 1917 Birth Place: Peoria, Illinois Death Date: 12 May 1989 Father: Herbert L Barber Mother: Minnie E Mutzelfelt Social Security Applications and Claims
Family Members Parents: Herbert Lawrence Barber 1893–1969 Minnie Mitzelfelt Carey 1898–1995
Spouse: Dolores L. Davison Barber 1928–2018 (m. 1950)
Half Siblings: Russell Kenneth Barber 1915–1994 Alvin Kenneth Carey 1924–2006 Gerald Gene Carey 1927–2008 Arthur W. Carey 1930–2018 Robert Franklin Barber 1933–2011 Gordon L. Carey 1937–2016
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