January 30, 1923 - January 14, 2014

H. Miller Barb, 90, of Greensboro (Mapletown), Pa., died at 10:43 A.M. on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Southwest Regional Medical Center, Waynesburg, Pa. He was born January 30, 1923 in Mapletown, a son of the late Charles Alexander and Lessie Nina (Minor) Barb. Mr. Barb was a graduate of Mapletown High School, received his bachelor's degree in 1948 from Waynesburg College and earned his masters degree in guidance counseling from West Virginia University. He served with the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II from February of 1943 until December of 1945 with the 2126th Army Air Force Base Unit as a gunnery instructor on B-17, B-24 and B-29 aircraft in the South Pacific.

Mr. Barb taught school for one year at LaFayette Junior High School, Uniontown, Pa. and was a math teacher and guidance counselor at Mapletown High School, retiring in 1981. He served as a lay speaker, Sunday School superintendent and on various other committees at the Mapletown United Methodist Church. Mr. Barb also served as an assistant scout master for Troop 1270 in Bobtown and Mapletown. He was a member of Valley Lodge No. 459, F. & A. M., Masontown, Pa., a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Gideons International - Greene County Camp and the Cornerstone Genealogical Society. For many years Mr. Barb volunteered at the gift shop at the Greene County Memorial Hospital and delivered daffodils with his late wife, Dora, for the American Cancer Society. As a lifelong resident of Mapletown, Mr. Barb served as the sexton for the Monongahela Hill Cemetery since 1962. On June 11, 1948, he married Dora L. Dusenberry, who died September 10, 2013.

Surviving are two daughters, Holly B. Stevenson and her husband, Gary, and Joy B. Born and her husband, Robert, all of Greensboro; seven grandchildren, Brian Stevenson, Sara Parker and her husband, Bill, Erin Stevenson, Walter Born, Amanda Adkins and her husband, Kris, Jeremy Born and Dale Born; four great grandchildren, Christopher, Brayden, Matthew and Kara. Also surviving are nieces and nephews. Deceased are a brother, Ewing Barb and a half brother, Charles Barbe.

Family and friends are welcome from 6 to 8 P.M. on Wednesday, 2 to 4:30 and 6 to 8 P.M. on Thursday in the Yoskovich Funeral Home, Carmichaels, Pa. and also from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M., the hour of service on Friday, January 17, 2014 at the Mapletown United Methodist Church, Greensboro, Pa. The Reverends John W. Hodge and Kenneth A. Haines will officiate. Interment will follow at Monongahela Hill Cemetery, Mapletown with military honors accorded by Cumberland American Legion Post 400, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3491 and the United States Air Force. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to either the Mapletown United Methodist Church, 926 Mapletown Rd., Greensboro, PA 15338 or to Gideons International.

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Dora Dusenberry Barb

Updated 11 months ago

Dora Dusenberry Barb, 88, of Greensboro (Mapletown), Pa., died at 7:02 A. M. on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 in her home. She was born August 3, 1925 in Mapletown, a daughter of the late Harry Hastings and Susie (Wilson) Dusenberry. Mrs. Barb was a 1943 graduate of Mapletown High School and received her bachelor's degree from Waynesburg College in 1947. She resided in Mapletown all of her life where she was a life member of the Mapletown United Methodist Church. Mrs. Barb served as treasurer for the United Methodist Women for many years.

Mrs. Barb taught school at Brownsville High School, Point Marion Junior High School and the Southeastern Greene School District until her retirement. She was a member of the former Emerald Chapter of the O. E. S., Waynesburg, a member of the National Society Of The Daughters Of The American Revolution, Waynesburg and a member of the Auxiliary of the Gideons International in Greene County, Pa. For many years, Mrs. Barb and her husband, delivered daffodils for the American Cancer Society.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. On June 11, 1948, she married H. Miller Barb, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Holly B. Stevenson and her husband, Gary, and Joy B. Born and her husband, Robert, all of Greensboro; seven grandchildren, Brian Stevenson, Sara Parker and her husband, Bill, Erin Stevenson, Walter Born, Amanda Adkins and her husband, Kris, Jeremy Born and Dale Born; four great grandchildren, Christopher, Brayden, Matthew and Kara. Also surviving are nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are welcome from 6 to 8 P.M. Wednesday, 2 to 4:30 and 6 to 8 P.M. on Thursday in the Yoskovich Funeral Home (724-966-5500), Martin J. Yoskovich, Funeral Director, 300 South Vine Street (Route 88), Carmichaels, Pa. and also from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M., the hour of service on Friday, September 13, 2013 at the Mapletown United Methodist Church, Greensboro, Pa. The Reverends John W. Hodge and Kenneth A. Haines will officiate. Interment will follow at Monongahela Hill Cemetery, Mapletown. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to either the Mapletown United Methodist Church, 926 Mapletown Rd., Greensboro, PA 15338 or to Gideons International. For additional information and to sign the online guest book, please visit www.YoskovichFH.com.

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