OPAL MAE BARR (nee Moss)

Mrs. Opal Mae Barr, 63, passed away Sunday, September 8, 1974, at her home 
in Carrollton, MO. Mrs. Barr was born May 11, 1911, in Oak Hill, Missouri, 
the daughter of Logan Terry and Minnie Elizabeth Moss. She was married to 
Wendell Barr who preceded her in death in 1968.
Mrs. Barr attended school in Steelville, MO. and taught school in Crawford 
County, MO. before she and her husband came to Carrollton in 1965 where they 
owned and operated the Midwest Auto Store. Mrs. Barr closed out the store 
about a year ago.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Carrollton and Order of the 
Eastern Star Vesta Chapter, No. 5.
Survivors include a brother, Terry Logan Moss, and a sister Mrs. Larry Dawson, 
both of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and a niece Mrs. Richard Dunlop,also of Council 
Bluff, Iowa.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 10, 1974, at the 
Gibson Funeral Home in Carrollton. Rev. Archie Warren officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. George McMillan and Mrs. Pauline Shelton all of Steelville, and 
Mrs. Florence Conlin Bare of Cuba were among those who were in attendance at 
the funeral service.
Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. 

[THE CARROLLTON DAILY DEMOCRAT Sept. 1974]