--Youngest of 3 sons of H. Smith Barrier, Sr. and wife Janette Lentz. He grew up in Concord and graduated from Concord High School in 1941. He attended UNC-Chapel Hill before volunteering in 1943 for military service.
--World War II Veteran; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He served 3 years in Company C, 604th Engineers Combat Battalion, Camouflauge Division. He served in Normandy, Northern France, the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
--He earned his B.A. in history and political science from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1950. He also attended law school at UNC, later transferring to study in a judge's law office.
--Occupation: Attorney. He was proud to have been recognized on Oct. 18, 2007 as a member of the NC State Bar for 50 years.
--He married Catherine Bost, to whom he was devoted throughout their 61 year marriage. They were blessed with 2 children: Catherine and Joseph, Jr. 2 grandchildren.
--member of the Charlotte City Club for many years.
--avid gardener and cook, who often made gifts of his fresh baked bread. He also loved reading, his favorite topic being American colonial history.
(from obituary in Charlotte Observer on 9/25/2014)
--World War II Veteran; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He served 3 years in Company C, 604th Engineers Combat Battalion, Camouflauge Division. He served in Normandy, Northern France, the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
--He earned his B.A. in history and political science from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1950. He also attended law school at UNC, later transferring to study in a judge's law office.
--Occupation: Attorney. He was proud to have been recognized on Oct. 18, 2007 as a member of the NC State Bar for 50 years.
--He married Catherine Bost, to whom he was devoted throughout their 61 year marriage. They were blessed with 2 children: Catherine and Joseph, Jr. 2 grandchildren.
--member of the Charlotte City Club for many years.
--avid gardener and cook, who often made gifts of his fresh baked bread. He also loved reading, his favorite topic being American colonial history.
(from obituary in Charlotte Observer on 9/25/2014)
--Youngest of 3 sons of H. Smith Barrier, Sr. and wife Janette Lentz. He grew up in Concord and graduated from Concord High School in 1941. He attended UNC-Chapel Hill before volunteering in 1943 for military service.
--World War II Veteran; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He served 3 years in Company C, 604th Engineers Combat Battalion, Camouflauge Division. He served in Normandy, Northern France, the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
--He earned his B.A. in history and political science from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1950. He also attended law school at UNC, later transferring to study in a judge's law office.
--Occupation: Attorney. He was proud to have been recognized on Oct. 18, 2007 as a member of the NC State Bar for 50 years.
--He married Catherine Bost, to whom he was devoted throughout their 61 year marriage. They were blessed with 2 children: Catherine and Joseph, Jr. 2 grandchildren.
--member of the Charlotte City Club for many years.
--avid gardener and cook, who often made gifts of his fresh baked bread. He also loved reading, his favorite topic being American colonial history.
(from obituary in Charlotte Observer on 9/25/2014)
--World War II Veteran; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He served 3 years in Company C, 604th Engineers Combat Battalion, Camouflauge Division. He served in Normandy, Northern France, the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
--He earned his B.A. in history and political science from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1950. He also attended law school at UNC, later transferring to study in a judge's law office.
--Occupation: Attorney. He was proud to have been recognized on Oct. 18, 2007 as a member of the NC State Bar for 50 years.
--He married Catherine Bost, to whom he was devoted throughout their 61 year marriage. They were blessed with 2 children: Catherine and Joseph, Jr. 2 grandchildren.
--member of the Charlotte City Club for many years.
--avid gardener and cook, who often made gifts of his fresh baked bread. He also loved reading, his favorite topic being American colonial history.
(from obituary in Charlotte Observer on 9/25/2014)
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