Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Barb, Lisle D Lisle D. Barb
The funeral for Lisle D.
Barb, 88, of rural Hamilton
was March 6, 2003, in the
Wilson Funeral Home at
Madison. The Rev. Mark
Demas conducted the service.
Burial was in Blakely
Cemetery, northwest of
Madison.
The family suggested that
instead of flowers, memorial
contributions be made to Hand
in Hand Hospice and sent in
care of the funeral home, P O.
Box 488, Madison, KS 66860.
Mr. Barb died March 3,
2003, at Newman Regional
Health.
He was a farmer, dairyman
and stockman on the family
farm, which he purchased
from his father in 1948. He
lived in the Hamilton commu-
nity for 69 years.
Lisle D. Barb, the son of Ord
and Mable Stewart Barb, was
born Jan. 29, 1915, on the fam-
ily farm in Greenwood County.
He attended a one-room school
and lived in the Madison and
Cedar Point communities until
the Barb family moved to
Hamilton in 1934.
He married Adeline L.
Fechter on Feb. 24, 1940, in
Cottonwood Falls. She died
Jan. 27, 1977. He married
Anna Mae Cookson on July 25,
1988, in Emporia.
Mr. Barb was a member of
the United Methodist Church
in Hamilton and the Hamilton
Lions Club. He had served on
the Hamilton school board.
He is survived by his wife; a
son, Dale Barb of Wichita; a
daughter, Shirley Choens of
Valdosta, Ga.; a brother, Earl
Clair Barb of Muncie, Ind.; a
sister, Nadine Gleason of Sun
City Center, Fla.; and two
grandchildren.
An infant brother died earlier.
Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Mar 13 2003