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Donald Barber

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Donald Barber obituary, 1931-2025, Georgetown, KY

BORN

1931

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home

161 Broadway

Versailles, Kentucky

UPCOMING SERVICE

Visitation

Oct. 4, 2025

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Highlands Baptist Church

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Donald Barber Obituary

Donald Lewis Barber, 94, of Georgetown, Kentucky, went home to be with the Lord on September 29, 2025, at his home.

Don graduated from Great Crossing High School and began a 30-year career with IBM, serving as a manager in Quality Control.

Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Highlands Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will follow at Masonic Cemetery, Stamping Ground. Memorial Contributions are suggested to Bluegrass Hospice Care, 1733 Harrodsburg Road, Lexington, KY 40504 or Highlands Baptist Church, C/O "JOASH Fund", 2032 Parallel Road, Lexington, KY 40511. Family and friends are encouraged to share memories and leave messages of condolence on Don's tribute wall at www.TuckerYocumWilson.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Lexington Herald-Leader from Sep. 30 to Oct. 3, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Donald Barber

Oct

4

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Highlands Baptist Church

2032 Parallel Road, Lexington, KY 40511

Oct

4

Service

12:00 p.m.

Highlands Baptist Church

2032 Parallel Road, Lexington, KY 40511

Funeral services provided by:

Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home

161 Broadway, Versailles, KY 40383-1156

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