Maggie J. Lathan Barber

Maggie J. Lathan Barber
Mrs. Barber, 102, of 1339 Moretz Ave., Charlotte, died Sunday, August 22, 2004 at Presbyterian Hospital. She was born Saturday, March 22, 1902 in Rock Hill, SC, a daughter of the late Ose and Janie Miller Barber. She was the youngest of four daughters born to that union. Her sisters, Mattie Lathan, Ida Barnette and Lottie Archibald, preceded her in death.
Funeral service is 2:00 PM Friday at East Stonewall AME Zion Church, Charlotte, with Reverend Dr. Claude Williams officiating. Interment will be in Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens, Charlotte. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 PM Friday at the church, prior to the service.
Maggie was raised and educated in Rock Hill where she met and married the late Robert Lee Barber. To that union, they had three children, Janie Peters, Bobbie Fowler and Osie Barber, all who preceded her in death.
She is survived by seven grandchildren, Reginald Sr., Darryl, Don (Terri) Peters, Cheryl P. Givens, all of Charlotte, Janice P. Glass of Lithonia, GA, Broderick Peters of Silver Spring, MD and Sheila Fowler of Raleigh. One grandson, Brian Peters, preceded her in death. She is also survived by 16 great grandchildren, 17 great great grandchildren, one daughter-in-law, Eva Barber of Charlotte; and three nieces, Janie Harris (Mack) of Compton, CA, Geronia Carter of Washington, DC and Mary Lee Tate of Rock Hill, SC.
The family would like to thank caregiver Alberta Whitesides, of the home, Devon Douglas from Homewatch, Gwen Gregory from Presbyterian Home Care and the staff at the Harris Hospice Unit at Presbyterian Hospital. Also a special thanks to Rev. Calvin Miller, who she loved and adopted as a son.
Grier Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Maggie L. Barber.