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Travis C. Barron Sr., 83, of Meridian- ville passed away on Wednesday at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Lakewood Baptist Church with Pastor Terrell Boyd officiating. Mr. Barron will lie in repose at the church from noon until 1 p.m. Burial will follow in Valley View Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on from 4 to 7 p.m. to today at Spry Funeral Home of Huntsville.
Mr. Barron was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Flossie Parris Barron. He was a 1946 graduate of Meek High School in Arley. Mr. Barron served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a proud graduate of Auburn University with a degree in electrical engineering. Mr. Barron worked for NASA, taking part in the Saturn 5 Rocket Project. He later worked for the federal government in the Ballistic Missile Defense Systems, where he later retired. Mr. Barron also worked for CAS Inc. for around 10 years before retiring for the last time.
Mr. Barron is survived by his wife, Maudine Johnson Barron of Meridianville; his children, Nancy Sims of Hazel Green, Travis C. Barron Jr. of Meridianville and Bill Barron and wife Kathy of Huntsville; his brother, J.D. Barron of Arab; his sister, Renee Cleghorn of Arley; his grandchildren, Brandon Sisk and Travis Barron III; and his great-grandchild, Breanna Barron.
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Reda Wilson
February 9, 2011
Jim, Michelle, and I were saddened to hear of Uncle Travis' death. Our love and thoughts are with you. Reda
Teresa Runkle-Wilson
January 29, 2011
Dear Barron Family,
I am truly sorry for your loss. My family is praying for you at this time. He always kind to me whenever I saw him. He will be truely missed.----Teresa Runkle Wilson
Pat and Dan McElroy
January 27, 2011
Dan and I are so sorry to hear of the passing of Travis. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this very sorrowful time.
Trupti Patel
January 27, 2011
So SAD to hear about the loss of "Daddy"...Our condolences are with you, Nani....With Love, Manish, Trupti and Eyan...
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January 27, 2011
We are so sorry for the loss of Papa. We can only take comfort that he is in a far better place than this world
Rick and Laurie Bergh
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