James Wesley Barbour Sr.

BARBOUR, James Wesley, Sr., passed this life on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin at the age of 91. Mr. Barbour was born in Trenton, North Carolina, to the late Carol L. and Lela Mae Haddock Barbour. He served his country in World War II in the United States Navy and went on to become an instrument technician with the Naval Weapons Station until his retirement. In addition to his parents, Mr. Barbour was preceded in death by his wife, Nettie Frances Barbour; three brothers, Milton, Joseph and Bob Barbour; and one sister, Ty Skinner. He is survived by his son, Steve Austell and his wife B, of Spring Hill; granddaughter, Lauren Banks and her husband Derrick; two great-grandchildren, Isabella and Nathaniel; and four children from a previous marriage, James Barbour Jr., Douglas Glen Barbour, Janice Russell and Cheryl Fay Adams. Visitation for Mr. Barbour will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Kilgore Funeral Home with the funeral to immediately follow at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Grover Jewell and Minister B Austell officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Lynchburg City Cemetery. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8517. Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.