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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, February 18, 2004-
MADISON - George M. Barr, of Madison, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Madison, with the Rev. Randall Dilts and the Rev. Roy Roberts officiating. Visitation is from 3-8 p.m. today at Resseguie Funeral Home in Madison.
Mr. Barr was born May 21, 1913, in Stanton, to Harrison and Mary (Mortimer) Barr. He attended Canadian School District 13 near Stanton and graduated from Stanton High School. He moved to California with his parents in 1936. He returned to Nebraska and worked on a ranch in Henry in 1937.
He married Yvonne Roberts March 17, 1937, in Madison. They farmed in Stanton County for 25 years. In 1960, they began Columbian Feed Warehousing and Distributions in Madison. In 1962, the couple moved to Madison. They began managing the Columbian Seed Co. in Norfolk in 1965. He retired in 1978, and worked part time for eight years in supply at Armour Foods in Madison.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Cindy (Tom) DeGroot of Madison, and Judy (Dick) Reininger of Phoenix, Ariz.; one daughter-in-law, Jane Barr of Columbus; 11 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, one daughter, two sisters, and one grandson.
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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, February 18, 2004-
MADISON - George M. Barr, of Madison, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Madison, with the Rev. Randall Dilts and the Rev. Roy Roberts officiating. Visitation is from 3-8 p.m. today at Resseguie Funeral Home in Madison.
Mr. Barr was born May 21, 1913, in Stanton, to Harrison and Mary (Mortimer) Barr. He attended Canadian School District 13 near Stanton and graduated from Stanton High School. He moved to California with his parents in 1936. He returned to Nebraska and worked on a ranch in Henry in 1937.
He married Yvonne Roberts March 17, 1937, in Madison. They farmed in Stanton County for 25 years. In 1960, they began Columbian Feed Warehousing and Distributions in Madison. In 1962, the couple moved to Madison. They began managing the Columbian Seed Co. in Norfolk in 1965. He retired in 1978, and worked part time for eight years in supply at Armour Foods in Madison.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Cindy (Tom) DeGroot of Madison, and Judy (Dick) Reininger of Phoenix, Ariz.; one daughter-in-law, Jane Barr of Columbus; 11 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, one daughter, two sisters, and one grandson.
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