Brenda Lee Barber, age 57, of Dennings, died Saturday, April
29, 2017
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 5
at Windsor Station of the New Windsor Volunteer Fire Co., 101 High St., with
her pastor, Rev. Mary Buzby, and Rev. Mindy Coates, officiating. Interment will
follow in Bethany Cemetery, Hooper Rd.
The family will receive friends from 1-4 and 6-9 p.m.
Thursday, May 4 at Windsor Station.
Obituary for Brenda Lee Barber, age 57, of Dennings, who died
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Carroll Hospital Center due to injuries sustained
in an accident on Route 31.
Born December 9, 1959 in Gettysburg, PA, she was the
daughter of Rhoda Rohrbaugh Graybill Weant and stepdaughter of Clyde Weant of
Harney. She was the wife of Ricky D. Barber, her husband of 39 years.
Brenda was a 1977 graduate of Francis Scott Key High School.
She was a member of Bethel (New Hope) United Methodist Church, near New Windsor
and the Mason Dixon Historical Society, where she proudly displayed her 1941
John Deere B tractor at their events.
She was the leader of the Sams Creek 4-H Club for 30 years,
had been honored as a 4-H All Star and was the recipient of numerous 4-H awards
on the state level, including the Dorothy Emerson Citizenship Award which is a
tribute to volunteers who are committed to improve the quality of life for all
and encourage others to do the same.
She enjoyed Civil War reenactments with the 19th Georgia
Infantry, raising hives of honeybees, flower gardening, helping on the family
farm, "Matthew's Trouble" and loved spending time with her children
and grandchildren.
Brenda had been previously employed at the Carroll County
Vo-Tech Center and with Donald Hull Accountants. She was the current secretary
for the Carroll County Farm Bureau.
In addition to her husband, mother and stepfather, she is
survived by children, Justin L. Barber and wife Hilary of Boonsboro; Matthew A.
Barber and wife Liz of Dennings; Kyle B.W. Barber and wife Ashley of Silver
Run; grandchildren, Eli, Patrick, Bridgette, Levi, Owen, Delilah and Wyatt;
twin sisters, Kathy Stoner and husband Mike and Karen Roberts and husband Dale,
all of Harney; brothers, Brian Graybill and wife Donna of Dover, PA; Gary
Graybill and wife Bernadette of Spring Grove, PA and numerous nieces and
nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 5
at Windsor Station of the New Windsor Volunteer Fire Co., 101 High St., with
her pastor, Rev. Mary Buzby, and Rev. Mindy Coates, officiating. Interment will
follow in Bethany Cemetery, Hooper Rd.
The family will receive friends from 1-4 and 6-9 p.m.
Thursday, May 4 at Windsor Station.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
the Sams Creek 4-H Club, c/o Ashley Barber, 1421 Silver Run Valley Rd.,
Westminster, MD 21158.
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Our prayers go out to the family, friends, and colleagues of
Brenda Barber.
April 30, 2017
Our prayers go out to the family, friends, and colleagues of
Brenda Barber this morning. Caroline and I awakened to the unbelievable
horrible heartbreaking news that our dear friend and colleague, Brenda died in
the traffic accident over in New Windsor last night.
Her untimely death is a huge loss to the Sam's Creek 4-H
Club, the Carroll County agriculture and the 4-H community. Our hearts,
thoughts, and prayers go out to her husband Rick.
Although the agriculture community is blessed with many
great leaders; wise leadership of the caliber of Rick and Brenda is
increasingly rare and the loss of Brenda is a terrible blow to the greater
Carroll County community. Brenda is held in very high regard in the Ag
community. The Carroll agriculture community is a tight, close-knit community;
this morning we all feel a dreadful sense of loss. She touched so many lives.
Let us pray: O god of grace and glory, we remember before
you today our sister Brenda.
We thank you for giving her to us to know and to love as a
companion in our pilgrimage on earth and our service to our community.
In your boundless compassion, console us who still
mourn.
Give us faith to see that death has been swallowed up in the
victory of our Lord, so that we may live in confidence and hope until, by your call,
we are gathered to our heavenly home in the company of all your saints; through
Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
“We do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to
ourselves. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord,
so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.” (Romans 14:7-8)
Amen
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According to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office report: “On 04/29/17, at approximately 1621hours,
Carroll County Emergency Communications dispatched a two vehicle personal
injury collision on New Windsor Rd in the 1400 Block, New Windsor, MD
21776.
Sheriff Deputies along
with Fire/Rescue personnel from the New Windsor and Mount Airy Fire Departments
responded.
Upon deputies arrival,
they observed a gray Ford Focus resting on the eastbound grassy shoulder facing
west with heavy front end damage.
Resting in the
westbound grassy shoulder was a red Toyota Tundra facing south with heavy front
end damage.
Preliminary
investigation revealed the Ford Focus was traveling eastbound on New Windsor Rd
failed to drive right of center crossing over the double yellow lane divider
into the westbound travel lane at a high rate of speed striking the Toyota head
on who was traveling westbound.
The Ford and Toyota
were each occupied by the driver only. The driver of the Ford a 32 year old
male was pronounced deceased at the scene by New Windsor Fire personnel. The
driver of the Toyota a 57 year old female was transported to Carroll Hospital
Center where she was pronounced deceased
Kevin Dayhoff and Caroline Babylon
April 30, 2017
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