Sept. 10, 1934 – March 22, 2016
Leita Pearl Seiber-Barr, 81, died March 22, 2016 in Baker City.
She was born in Cedartown, Ga. on Sept. 10, 1934 to William Earl Murphy and Florence Sherman.
She graduated from Lebanon High School and married her husband of 47 years, David Lee Seiber of Sweet Home. After Mr. Seiber’s death, she married Jess Barr of Sweet Home.
After her career in Student Services at Sweet Home School District, Mrs. Seiber-Barr devoted her life to God, her family and the communities she lived in.
Known as the “Cookie Mom” and the “Fudge Lady,” she made batches of fudge and dozens of cookies weekly for her home-town football teams in both her longtime home of Sweet Home and, more recently, in Baker City.
While living in Sweet Home she volunteered many hours at East Linn Museum, the Senior Center, Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club.
Mrs. Seiber-Barr moved to Baker City eight years ago and became an active member of her church, was a regular volunteer for Baker Heritage Museum, Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis and at the hospital in Baker City.
She was voted Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year both in Sweet Home and Baker City.
She gave her whole heart to all who knew her and her life was a blessing and a gift. After retirement she chose to give back to her communities, her love, hard work and dedication will be missed.
Mrs. Seiber-Barr is survived by her two children, Cathy Seiber Cook and her husband Michael of Baker City, and Terry Lee Seiber and wife Kimberly of Albany; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister Kay Gibson; brother Dennis Murphy; and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service is planned for Mrs. Seiber-Barr at 4 p.m. Friday, April 1, at the Sweet Home Evangelical Church.
Those who would like to make a memorial donation in memory of Mrs. Seiber-Barr may do so to the West Linn Museum through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home and CS – P.O. Box 543 Halfway, OR 97834.
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