And I heard a voice from Heaven saying to me, write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works
do follow them.
The late Mr. Joe N. Barr was born August 28, 1946 in King Street, South Carolina and departed this world on June 11, 2022. He was the son of the late Cliord Barr and Sarah Belle
Copper Barr.
During his early life, he resided on King Street, South Carolina and later moved to New York City. After arriving in New York sometime later on he met and married Dorothy Williams Barr
and out of that union they had two children, Charles and Nicole. Joe also has an older son Gregory Green in South Carolina.
He worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard where he helped build ships for eleven years. Then he worked Security at Wells Fargo where he was eventually promoted to Inspector. After working
as Security, he went to work for New York City Transit working as an Iron Worker/Chaueur for twenty-seven years. Joe had several hobbies. He enjoyed shing and he ran in several New York City Marathons, but his most favorite thing to do was tending to the family garden.
Joe is survived by his wife, Dorothy Barr; two sons, Gregory Green South Carolina; Charles Barr Jacksonville, Florida; one daughter, Nicole Barr Bronx New York; one granddaughter, Eboni Barr (Carrington) Smith Jacksonville, Florida; one great-granddaughter, Elloni Smith Jacksonville, Florida; one great-grandson, Carrington Smith Jr. Jacksonville, Florida; three sisters, Ethel (Thomas) McCrea Kingstree, South Carolina; Sarah Gaines Hollis, NY and Geneva (Bennie) Paulk Bronx, New York; along with a host of nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.
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