He was born April 29, 1943, in Gettysburg, a son of the late Russell H. and Olive E. Phillips Barbour.
He was a graduate of Biglerville High School in the class of 1962.
He was a fruit farmer his entire life; owned and operated Barbour’s Fruit Market, 4045 Chambersburg Road, Biglerville, for 25 years; and also was a retired fleet driver for the former C. H. Musselman Co., now Knouse Foods Co-op., Inc., for 45 years. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Biglerville, and was a former teacher of the nursery school class for a number of years.
He was a life member of the Biglerville Fire Co.,
Adams Co. Fruit Growers Assoc., State Horticultural
Assoc. of Pa., Buchanan Valley Rod & Gun Club, Adams
Co. Fish & Game Assoc., Biglerville American Legion
Post 262, He was a former member of Gettysburg
Eagles 1562, life member of Biglerville Historical
Society, and Camp Eighteen Hunting Club. His was a
former member of the Upper Adams Lions Club and
South Mountain Fair Board.
He is survived by his wife, T. Ann Kuykendall
Barbour, to whom he was married for 45 years; two
daughters, Linda Barbour and fiancé Kevin Becker,
and Donna McCauslin and husband Wayne, all of
Biglerville; four grandchildren, Lee Welty and wife
Stephanie, Jessica Nelson and husband Josh, Robbie
McCauslin and Katie McCauslin; and three
great-grandchildren, Emily Nelson, Alec Kendall and
Lexie Kendall.
He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents,
William J. and Golda C. McCans Barbour.
Funeral services were be held Wednesday, November
26, from St. Paul Lutheran Church, 25 Franklin St.,
Biglerville, with the Rev. Paul F. Warnke and the
Rev. Eugene H. Moore officiating. Interment was in
Biglerville Cemetery.
A viewing was held on Tuesday, November 25, in St.
Paul Lutheran Church, from 6 to 9 p.m., and also on
Wednesday, November 26, from 10:00 a.m. until time
of services.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul
Lutheran Church, 25 Franklin St., Biglerville, or to
the Biglerville Fire Co., 111 South Main St.,
Biglerville, PA 17307.
Serving as pallbearers will be Kevin Becker, Jeff
Bowling, Gary Diveley, Robbie McCauslin, Wayne
McCauslin, Josh Nelson, William Slaybaugh and Lee
Welty. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert MacBeth,
Rodolfo Padilla, Barry Rice, Winn Schulteis and
Scott Slaybaugh.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Dugan
Funeral Home, Inc., 111 South Main St., Bendersville.