William Roberts Barbour

William Roberts Barbour obituary

William Roberts Barbour

William Barbour Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery on Aug. 16, 2025.
William R. Barbour, 60, of Collierville, Tennessee, passed away on August 14, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. William is survived by his devoted wife Stephanie Barbour, beloved Ella Fox, stepdaughter Sarah Fox, and grandson Cameron Cohen. Born in Northern Illinois, William was the son of William M. and Carol Barbour. He spent his early years in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area before moving to Germantown, Tennessee, where he grew up alongside his brother, Christopher Barbour (Karen). William was a proud graduate of Christian Brothers High School and later the University of Memphis, where he laid the foundation for a long and successful career as a logistics executive. Outside of his professional life, William was an exceptional cook that loved traveling to new places, playing golf with his family and friends, and a lifelong, loyal fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. William was a faithful member of the Catholic Church of the Incarnation, where he nurtured his spiritual life. Visitation will be held at 11:00 AM Friday September 5th at the Catholic Church of the Incarnation, Collierville TN. A funeral mass beginning at 12:00 PM following the visitation with reception to be held at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Catholic Charities of West Tennessee.

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What can I say...

I have known this man since the early 2000's. He effected my life both personally and professionally since day one.

I eventually ended up solving problems for him after being a agent for ReTrans.

In this industry, you meet a lot of people that want to do other things. He was never that guy.

I was requested to come to Corporate to learn a another skill. LTL. When he picked me up at the airport her told me plans have changed and I need to solve a problem when we lost an agent in OH. I spent the next hours trying to figure out how to make this work. I was really stressed... But he came to the desk and said you are going with me. I was, I don't need a drink. He was come with me.

He took me to a shooting range and we had a great hour of just shooting. Shot a gun to this day is still I goal to achieve. We were connected since then. That was 2013.

I was let go from ReTrans in 2019. He was the one that called. I didn't matter. He did his job and we were still friends.

We talked a lot and even talked to him Monday before he passed. He was good. Lots of golf.

I love this man and will honor and miss him for the rest of my life.

Stephine and Ella meant everything to him.

Please know he will never be forgotten and miss him everyday.

Staff of Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery

August 16, 2025

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