Leonard Carson Barr

1920 - 2001  (81 years)

• Name	Leonard Carson Barr
  Born	1920	Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Aug 2001	Lanark, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Hopetown Cemetery, Hopetown, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I31390	Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family	Greta Mildred Elliott,   b. 1925,   d. 3 Aug 1992, Perth, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F15536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1920 - Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Aug 2001 - Lanark, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hopetown Cemetery, Hopetown, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Leonard & Greta Barr Leonard C. Barr 1920 - 2001 His Wife Greta M. Elliott 1925 - 1992 Loved and not forgotten

  
  

• Notes

  Peacefully at his home in Lanark, Ontario on Sunday, August 19th, 2001, Leonard Carson Barr in his 82nd year. Husband of the late Greta (Elliott) Barr. Eldest son of the late Mack and Jean Barr and son-in-law of Addie Elliott and the late Dolphie Elliott. Dear father of Lynda (Keith) Sweeney of Lanark, Barbara McCann of Carleton Place, Allan (Joyce) Barr of Ottawa, Maxine (Rick) Topping of Balderson, Susan (Paul) Shane and Randy (Donna Wilson) both of Lanark and Beth (Barry) Bulloch of Balderson. Surviving are brothers Dan (Peggy) and Glen Barr and sisters Lulu (the late Bill Craig), Dorothy (Ollie) Wallace and Ruth (the late Gordy) Houston. Leonard was predeceased by brothers Peter, Harris, Ronald, Jack, Graydon, Craig, Donnie and Dewey. Fondly remembered by grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Leonard was well known for his baseball pitching and his love of the game. He had a talent for fine woodworking and fiddle making and his masonry expertise is evident in the many fieldstone fireplaces that he built. Leonard was proud of his fiddles and enjoyed when Jack and Gerald dropped in for "A tune" - Thanks guys. Friends may pay their respects at the Young Funeral Home, Lanark on Tuesday, August 21st from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. where funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Interment Hopetown Cemetery. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, Lung Association or the Lanark Public Library would be appreciated. --Ottawa Citizen, August 21, 2001