John Lawrence Barber

(Brenham TX) John Lawrence Barber, 91, formerly of Cleburne and Burleson, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 in Brenham. Funeral: 11 A.M. Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Mayfield Kiser Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: The Family will receive guests from 2 to 4 P. M. on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at the Brenham Church of Christ and on Monday, February 17, 2014 from 6 to 8  P.M. at the funeral home. Interment: Burial with Military Honors will follow the funeral service at 1:15 P.M. at the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. John Lawrence Barber was born on July 27, 1922 in Blanco, Colorado the son of George Preston Barber and  Ella Caulkins Barber.  He served in the U.S. Army in World War II in Europe.  He was awarded a Purple Heart  and a Bronze Star. After the war he attended Florida Christian College.  While visiting relatives, he met Betty  Barker at a church service in Cleburne, Texas.  On November 24, 1949,  he and Betty were married and lived in Cleburne where they had five children, two sons and three daughters.  Lawrence was a longtime member of the Central Church of Christ in Cleburne, Texas. Lawrence worked for Rangaire Corporation for 30 years and Kroger for 10 years in Cleburne, Texas and retired to Burleson, Texas.  He moved to Brenham, Texas a year after his wife passed away. Lawrence is preceded in death by his wife Betty Barber; his father Preston Barber and his mother Ella Barber: his daughter Karen Barber; daughter-in-law, Cindy Barber; brothers, Lloyd Barber and Orville Barber; his sister Pearl Culler; and grandchild, Katie Barber. Lawrence is survived by children, Larry Barber of Dallas, Texas, Dianna Ross and her husband Rodney of Shelby, Alabama, Nancy Clothier of Crowley, Texas,  and Jason Barber and his wife Denese  of Brenham, Texas. He is also survived by ten grandchildren, Christian Barber, Sarah Barber, Tonya Partridge, Richard Ross, Rachel Lovell, Kyle Clothier, Sean Clothier, Joshua Barber, Samantha Barber, and Shelby Barber; nine great grandchildren, Andrew Hernandez, Antonio Hinton, Anastacia Ross, Ava Ross, Reese Partridge, Coral Partridge, Crimson Partridge, Bailey Lovell, and Ava Lovell; and one great, great grandchild Angelo Hernandez.