Thomas Barrow

July 7, 2008

Thomas Barrow, 93, of West Main Street, Ringtown, passed away Monday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Ringtown, May 5, 1915, he was a son of the late Clayton Maxwell and Mary Bastian Barrow. A lifetime member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Ringtown, he served on the church consistory as treasurer and also sang in the church choir. A lifelong barber in Ringtown, he started working in his father's barbershop in 1928 at the age of 13. For the next 75 years, he worked in the same shop, until retiring in 2003. The barbershop celebrated its centennial anniversary in 2001. Tom was a 1933 graduate of Ringtown High School and then served in the Navy as a fireman first class during World War II. In 1960, Tom became an avid golfer up until the age of 88. He was a member of Ringtown American Legion Post 289 and Ringtown Fire Company, where he served as treasurer for many years. He was preceded in death by sisters, Katherine, Louise, Ruth, Mary and Josie; and a brother, Mert. Tom is survived by his wife, Agnes Adamson Barrow; with whom he would have celebrated his 70th wedding anniversary on Aug. 22; two daughters, Dorothy Barrow, Sarasota, Fla., and Virginia Rahn, Bethlehem; a son, Thomas A., Westcliffe, Colo.; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday from Stauffer-Breznik Funeral Home, 412 W. Main St., Ringtown, with Pastor Craig Zimmerman officiating. Relatives and friends are invited to call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and again from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Old White Church Cemetery, Ringtown, immediately after the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Tom may be made to St. Paul's UCC, East Main Street, Ringtown. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Stauffer-Breznik Funeral Home, Ringtown. www.ringtownfuneral.com Sign the guest book at republicanherald.com