Obituary of Jennie Marvin Dulin Barber, wife of William Selwyn Barber
Born October 24, 1894 – Died May 5, 1906
BARBER – Sister Jennie Marvin Barber (Nee Dulin) was born in northeastern part of Alabama, May 13, 1876. She was converted in 1894 under the ministry of J.H. Trimble and immediately joined the Methodist Episcopal Church South at Bedford Chapel, near Eastland.
October 24, 1894, she was married to W.S. Barber. To them, five children were born, two girls and three boys. She died May 5, 1906, at her country home on Nash Creek, near Kokomo, surrounded by her relatives and friends.
On May 6, we laid her to rest in the Eastland Cemetery, to await the resurrection morn, when we shall see her again. The best eulogy of this good woman was her life in the home and her faithfulness to the Church. She was quiet and unassuming in the performance of her every duty. Her ideal home was inseparably connected with the Church of God. She loved her Church and was a part of its working force. With her husband and five children she went to Sunday School each Sabbath and taught a class. This means more when we know her children were small and had to have her attention. Her death was a great shock to our little church at Kokomo, of which she was a faithful member.
It was pathetic to see the members of the Church and neighbors, with the family, gather about the casket, to view her remains for the last time. Her home was the preacher's home, and he needed no invitation to make him welcome. I, as her pastor, feel richer for having come in touch with her life. Heaven's blessings be upon the bereaved husband and children and relatives. We will see her again. W.J. LEE
Newspaper obituary contributed by Norman Alford, 27 April 2024.
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Obituary of Jennie Marvin Dulin Barber, wife of William Selwyn Barber
Born October 24, 1894 – Died May 5, 1906
BARBER – Sister Jennie Marvin Barber (Nee Dulin) was born in northeastern part of Alabama, May 13, 1876. She was converted in 1894 under the ministry of J.H. Trimble and immediately joined the Methodist Episcopal Church South at Bedford Chapel, near Eastland.
October 24, 1894, she was married to W.S. Barber. To them, five children were born, two girls and three boys. She died May 5, 1906, at her country home on Nash Creek, near Kokomo, surrounded by her relatives and friends.
On May 6, we laid her to rest in the Eastland Cemetery, to await the resurrection morn, when we shall see her again. The best eulogy of this good woman was her life in the home and her faithfulness to the Church. She was quiet and unassuming in the performance of her every duty. Her ideal home was inseparably connected with the Church of God. She loved her Church and was a part of its working force. With her husband and five children she went to Sunday School each Sabbath and taught a class. This means more when we know her children were small and had to have her attention. Her death was a great shock to our little church at Kokomo, of which she was a faithful member.
It was pathetic to see the members of the Church and neighbors, with the family, gather about the casket, to view her remains for the last time. Her home was the preacher's home, and he needed no invitation to make him welcome. I, as her pastor, feel richer for having come in touch with her life. Heaven's blessings be upon the bereaved husband and children and relatives. We will see her again. W.J. LEE
Newspaper obituary contributed by Norman Alford, 27 April 2024.
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