Curtis Lee Barber, age 79, of Lake City, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at his residence. He was born on December 10, 1935 to the late Jack and Bessie Hawkins Barber in Anderson County, Tennessee. Curtis was of the Baptist faith. He worked for the University of Tennessee at the Oak Ridge Arboretum and later retired from the State Highway Department. Curtis enjoyed working outside and gardening. He was a member of the Briceville Masonic Crystal Lodge #616. Curtis will be dearly missed by all. In addition to his parents Curtis is preceded in death by sisters Ruby Wilson, Helen Sharp, Patsy Burris, Pauline Harmon and Kathleen Daugherty; brothers Tommy Barber, and Johnny Harmon.
Survived by:
Wife.Margaret Jane Barber
Sisters.Faye Barber
Nancy Braden and husband Francis
Alma Hegwood
Bessie Braden
Brother. J. B. and wife Barbara Barber
Several nieces and nephews and a host of friends
The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 7, 2015 from 5-7PM with the funeral service to follow at 7PM with the Rev. Danny Orick and Rev. Derek Harmon officiating. His interment will be on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 2PM at the Grandview Memorial Gardens in Clinton. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Rocky Top is in charge of these arrangements. www.holleygamble.com