Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007

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Barbour Joe 451019 p1
Joe Barbour Passes Away Thursday Night; Another link with the early days of Patterson was severed Thursday night of
last week as Joe T. Barbour passed away at a Modesto hospital, failing to rally from a stroke suffered two weeks
previous. Joe was as much a Patterson institution as the Plaza and he and his horse were a familiar daily sight as he made
his rounds with his delivery service, often with a youngster or two dangling their legs over the side.  Because, while Joe
always had a joke for everyone, he had a special soft spot in his heart for kids and horses. He was 74 years of age, a fact
which will come as a surprise to many, as he was vigorous and kept up his work until the last.  Going home on a Friday
evening he failed to appear next day and a search revealed he had been stricken some time during the night. A native of
Missouri, Barbour had resided here for 32 years, coming here shortly after the new town was organized.  He is survived
by one son, Reo, of Bellflower.  Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Evans Funeral Chapel, with Rev.
John T. Bickford in charge.  Interment followed in Del Puerto Cemetery.