Mr. Emmett (E W) Barber

August 31, 1939 - April 23, 2015

Mr. Emmett Wayne “E W” Barber, Jr. age 75 of Cedartown, Georgia passed away Thursday morning, April 23, 2015. Mr. Barber was born on August 31, 1939 in Rockmart, Georgia, son of the late Emmett Wayne Barber, Sr. and the late Evie Mitchell Barber. He was a graduate of the Rockmart High School Class of 1957 and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Barber was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during the Cuban Conflict. He was a former employee of the General Motors Corporation, a former maintenance supervisor with the Hale Manufacturing Company and was a retired building contractor. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Mr. Ralph Barber, Mr. William (Bill) Barber, Mr. Preston Barber and Mr. Durell Barber; grandson, Brandon Barber; and a granddaughter, Stephanie Barber. Survivors include his wife, Stella Alvarez Barber of Cedartown to whom he married January 17, 1998; three sons, David Barber, Sr., Steven Barber and his wife Babette and Roger Barber and his wife Pamela all of Cedartown; two brothers, Raymond Barber of Rockmart and Paul Barber of Cedartown; five grandchildren, Nick Barber, Spencer Barber, David Barber, Jr., Ciji Jackson and Lindsey Barber; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Mr. Barber will be held on Friday, April 24th at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Freeman Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Chambers officiating. Interment services will follow in the family lot of Polk Memory Gardens. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: David Barber, Jr., Nick Barber, Spencer Barber, Fernando Alvarez, Juan F. Alvarez and Andres E. Alvarez. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, April 24th prior to the service from 12 noon until the funeral hour. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral service for Mr. Emmett Wayne “E W” Barber, Jr.