Marian E. Barr's Obituary
Marian E. (Hack) Barr, age 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 23, 2009, at Cadbury At Lewes. She was born July 27, 1921 in Shamokin, PA, daughter of the late George Daniel and Clara Mabel (Moser) Hack.
Mrs. Barr was a member of the Lewes Presbyterian Church and Church Choir where she had served as Choir Director for many years. She was also in the Church Circle and participated with the Classic Chimers. For over 30 years she was a volunteer with the Beebe Medical Center Auxiliary. She had served on the Friends of Lewes Library Board and assisted as a Community Concert Series Organizer. She enjoyed golf and was a former member of the Rehoboth Beach Yacht and Country Club.
She is survived by two sons, Peter Barr and his wife Suzanne of Haddon Heights, NJ and James D. Barr and his wife Maryann of Lewes, DE; a daughter, Katherine Latterner of Washington, DC; 8 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; a brother, George Hack and his wife Mary of Shamokin, PA; and a sister-in-law, Margaret Barr of Bel Air, MD. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband W. Franklin Barr (1988); a sister Katherine Shoop; and her son-in-law William Latterner.
Funeral Services will be held Thursday, August 27, 2009, 11:00 AM at the Lewes Presbyterian Church, 133 Kings Highway, Lewes followed by interment in the churchyard. Friends may call on Wednesday evening, 7-9 PM, at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lewes Presbyterian Church at the address noted above or to the Friends of Lewes Library, 111 Adams Avenue, Lewes, DE 19958 or Beebe Medical Center, 424 Savannah Road, Lewes, DE 19958.
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