William John "Bill" Barr

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Died:
1987, Wednesday January 14, The Almonte Gazette page 10
John Bill Barr
Almonte resident William John (Bill) Barr died in Almonte General Hospital Jan 5th, 1987 at age 73. Mr Barr was born in Renfrew Aug 11, 1913, the son of the late Ernest and Mahalla (nee Spinks) Barr. He is survived by his wife Mabel Kirk Lowe, a brother Earl of Almonte and a sister Mary (Mrs Bert Guthrie) of Hull, Quebec. He was predeceased by a brother Clarence and sisters Myrtle (Mrs Stewart Bandy) and Isabel (Mrs Robert Barnes). Mr Barr and his wife were married in Braeside June 19, 1946. He had been employed a the Almonte flour mill and also served in the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps during World War II. He was a resident of 27 Union Street South. Rev Thomas Lowry of Pakenham conducted the funeral at the Kerry Funeral Home Jan 7 before burial at Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte. The pallbearers were Bill Lowe, Russ Lowe, Don Lowe, Doug barr, Bruce Barr, and Guy Yuill.

William married Mabel Kirk Lowe on 19 Jun 1946 in Braeside, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Mabel (daughter of William James "Jim" Lowe and Annabelle Kirk) was born on 5 Feb 1911 in Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Jul 1996 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]