Merlin E. Barber, 89, of Decatur died 7:20 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 20, 1994) in St. Mary's Hospital. Mr. Barber was born April 12, 1904, in Chicago, the son of Frank and Sarah
Lawler Barber. He retired from Illinois Power Co. as a gas operations superintendent in 1969. Mr. Barber was a lifelong employee of Illinois Power Co. except during World War II when he was employed by Houdaille Hershey Corp. as a design engineer working in association with the Manhattan Project for production of the atomic bomb. Mr. Barber also founded the M.E. Barber Pipeline X-Pander Plug Company in 1954, which still is in operation in Decatur. He was a member of Central Christian Church, Ionic Lodge 312, Springfield Consistory and the Ansar Shrine Club of Springfield. He married Geneva Kohr on Oct. 9, 1926.
Surviving are his wife; daughters, Elaine Hynds and husband Don of Decatur; Phyllis Glover of Decatur; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.
Decatur, IL Herald & Review Feb 22, 1994
Lawler Barber. He retired from Illinois Power Co. as a gas operations superintendent in 1969. Mr. Barber was a lifelong employee of Illinois Power Co. except during World War II when he was employed by Houdaille Hershey Corp. as a design engineer working in association with the Manhattan Project for production of the atomic bomb. Mr. Barber also founded the M.E. Barber Pipeline X-Pander Plug Company in 1954, which still is in operation in Decatur. He was a member of Central Christian Church, Ionic Lodge 312, Springfield Consistory and the Ansar Shrine Club of Springfield. He married Geneva Kohr on Oct. 9, 1926.
Surviving are his wife; daughters, Elaine Hynds and husband Don of Decatur; Phyllis Glover of Decatur; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.
Decatur, IL Herald & Review Feb 22, 1994
Merlin E. Barber, 89, of Decatur died 7:20 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 20, 1994) in St. Mary's Hospital. Mr. Barber was born April 12, 1904, in Chicago, the son of Frank and Sarah
Lawler Barber. He retired from Illinois Power Co. as a gas operations superintendent in 1969. Mr. Barber was a lifelong employee of Illinois Power Co. except during World War II when he was employed by Houdaille Hershey Corp. as a design engineer working in association with the Manhattan Project for production of the atomic bomb. Mr. Barber also founded the M.E. Barber Pipeline X-Pander Plug Company in 1954, which still is in operation in Decatur. He was a member of Central Christian Church, Ionic Lodge 312, Springfield Consistory and the Ansar Shrine Club of Springfield. He married Geneva Kohr on Oct. 9, 1926.
Surviving are his wife; daughters, Elaine Hynds and husband Don of Decatur; Phyllis Glover of Decatur; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.
Decatur, IL Herald & Review Feb 22, 1994
Lawler Barber. He retired from Illinois Power Co. as a gas operations superintendent in 1969. Mr. Barber was a lifelong employee of Illinois Power Co. except during World War II when he was employed by Houdaille Hershey Corp. as a design engineer working in association with the Manhattan Project for production of the atomic bomb. Mr. Barber also founded the M.E. Barber Pipeline X-Pander Plug Company in 1954, which still is in operation in Decatur. He was a member of Central Christian Church, Ionic Lodge 312, Springfield Consistory and the Ansar Shrine Club of Springfield. He married Geneva Kohr on Oct. 9, 1926.
Surviving are his wife; daughters, Elaine Hynds and husband Don of Decatur; Phyllis Glover of Decatur; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.
Decatur, IL Herald & Review Feb 22, 1994
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