Feb. 10, 1932-March 28, 2006
Jesse Augustus Barr Jr., 74, died March 28, 2006 at his home in Foster. He was born Feb. 10, 1932 in San Mateo, Calif., to Jesse A. Barr and Mary Ethel Barr.
He moved with his family to the Crawfordville area in 1940 and graduated from Sweet Home High School in 1949, after which he served in the Coast Guard from 1952 until 1960.
Mr. Barr married Sara Clark in 1958 and they had three children. He worked for the National Forest Service for about 30 years serving in Porland, Kamath Falls, South Dakota, Arizona, Idaho, and Alaska. He retired to the Sweet Home area in 1986.
He was a mover and a shaker and couldn’t sit still, so he worked at Oregon State University in the Maintenance Department until his final retirement. Mr. Barr volunteered a great deal of time in the community, serving on the East Linn Museum Board, Crawfordsville Union Cemetery Board, Senior Citizens Board, Meals on Wheels, and installing and maintaining Life Line units. He was always willing to help when anyone called.
He was preceded in death by his second wife, Sally Barr, in 2003. Survivors include his present wife, Leita Seibert-Barr; sons, Dale (and Diane) Barr of Klamath Falls, Kris (and Kelli) Barr of Portland; daughter, Lynda Devery of Clackamas; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Services were held April 3 at the Sweet Home Evangelical Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the East Linn Museum, c/o Workman & Steckly Funeral Chapel 1443 Long St., Sweet Home, OR 97386.