Bishop Dr. Barbara-Farmer-Obituary

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Bishop Dr. Barbara Farmer

Mount Laurel, New Jersey

Sep 5, 1950 – Apr 5, 2025

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BORN
September 5, 1950
DIED
April 5, 2025
LOCATION
Mount Laurel, New Jersey

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May Funeral Home - Philadelphia Obituary

Mount Laurel - Bishop Dr. Barbara Ward Farmer, D.D., 74, of Mount Laurel, NJ, a woman of humility and unwavering faith, passed away on April 5, 2025. Born on September 5, 1950, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Elder Edward Ward, Sr. and Bishop Lillian Ward, she was the second of six children.A...

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I met Bishop Farmer during her early days with the Wagner Jr High School Gospel Choir. I never attended Wagner, but I attend a lot of their concerts and even went on tour with them. She used to preach annually at the Second Macedonia Baptist Church Youth Revival, and the Wagner choir would sing. She was a major influence in my music ministry. Eventually, after graduating college, I directed the Drexel Univeristy Gospel Choir for over thirty years. She ministered at a few of our anniversaries....