Walter "Pete" Barr

Walter "Pete" Barr CHILHOWIE, Va. Walter "Pete" Barr, age 74, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, in the Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, Va. He was born in Smyth County, Va., to the late McKinley R. Barr and Lora Mae Hamm Barr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Terry Barr; one grandson, Eric Barr; a sister, Juanita Wyatt; and one brother, James L. Barr. He had been employed at Buster Brown and was a member of Joy Baptist Church. Survivors include one son, Carl Barr, Marion; one grandson, Jeremy Barr, Marion; three brothers, Alvin R. Barr, Petersburg, Va., Ernest L. Barr, Chilhowie, and Don Barr, Chilhowie; four sisters, Linda Stillwell, Glade Spring, Va., Barbara Taylor, Rossville, Ga., Mary Evans, Stanley, N.C., and Brenda Crouse, Chilhowie; and a very special friend, Valerie Singleton, Abingdon. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010, from the Bradley's Funeral Chapel in Chilhowie with the Rev. Jim Lundy and the Rev. Jay Overbay officiating. Interment will follow in Macedonia Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.bradleysfh.com Bradley's Funeral Chapel of Chilhowie is serving the family.