Brief Life History of Max Riley
Salt Lake Tribune, The (UT) | 16 June 1993 OBITUARIES ... June 23, 1915 - June 14, 1993 On a sunny June day, our loving husband, Dad, and Grandpa peacefully stepped into eternal life. Marian Dunn Barber, his wife of 51 years, together with his children Joan and Phil Hayes, Marianne and Larry Gatherum, Jeffrey and Linda Barber, Warren and Dorothy Barber, David and Kandie Barber, and Lisa and Stephen Perry, survive him, along with his 16 grandchildren, and one great granddaughter, brother, James L. Barber, sisters, Betty Ashworth and Alice Martinsen. Max was born in Syracuse, Utah, to Vera Frances Oviatte and Riley Elgin Barber. He graduated from Ogden High School and the University of Utah where he was elected Vice President of his class. He was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Fraternity, graduating in 1937. He served LDS missions to Great Britain and Texas-Louisiana. He was an active member of the Murray 23rd Ward and Bloomington Hills 7th Ward in St. George, Utah. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II, retiring as a full colonel. He founded Zions Leasing Corporation, where he was a vice president, a subsidiary of Zions Utah Bank Corporation, at the time of his retirement in 1980. He will be fondly remembered by his family and friends for his gentle humor, his love of life and nature, and his devotion to others. Graveside services will be held at 12:30 p.m., Friday, June 18, 1993, at Larkin Sunset Lawn, 2350 East 1300 South. Friends may call prior to the services from 11 a.m. to noon at Larkin Sunset Lawn Mortuary Chapel. T 6/16 N 6/16 (c) 1993 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Media NewsGroup, Inc. by NewsBank, Inc.
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- Max R Barber, "United States 1950 Census"
- Max R Barber, "Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945"
- Max Riley Barber, "BillionGraves Index"
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1937 · The Neutrality Act
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Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a barber, from Middle English barb(o)ur ‘barber’ (Anglo-Norman French barber, Old French barbier, from Late Latin barbarius, a derivative of barba ‘beard’). In the Middle Ages barbers not only cut hair and shaved beards, but also practised surgery and pulled teeth.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from German Barbier ‘barber’ (compare 1 above).
Catalan: occupational name for a barber, barber (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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