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Claude Talmadge Barb
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Claude Talmadge Barb

October 13, 1935 - August 14, 2017

Claude Talmadge Barb, age 81, of Bristol, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 14, 2017, in Edgewood, Kentucky. He was born on October 13, 1935 in Bristol to the late James and Emma Fleenor Barb and resided there for most of his life. For the last nine months, he resided in Kentucky with his son and daughter-in-law. He was a building contractor and cabinet maker. He also worked for Bristol, Tennessee School System and Litton Industries-Monroe. Claude loved hunting, fishing, and photographing the great outdoors. He found humor in most all that he encountered and he wasn’t a bad cook, either. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Freda Ruth Hunsucker Barb and grandson, Caden Aaron Barb. Claude is survived by his sons, Rickey Barb and wife, Katherine Barb, of Burlington, KY and Aaron Barb and wife, Sharla Barb of Bristol, VA; six grandchildren: Dustin Barb of San Francisco, CA; Brandon Barb of Cincinnati, OH; Olivia Barb of Lexington, KY; and Mackenzie Barb, Madison Barb, and Justin Barb of Bristol, VA and a brother, Tom Barb of Bristol, TN. Services will be held at Akard Funeral Home on Sunday, August 20 with visitation from 10:00 am- 12:00 noon. Memorial service will immediately follow. Burial will be at Glenwood Cemetery at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice Care of St. Elizabeth, Attention Treasurer, 483 South Loop Road, Edgewood, Kentucky, 41017. Condolences and memories may be left for the family at akardfuneralhome.com Akard Funeral Home, (423) 989-4800 is serving the Barb family.

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Claude Talmadge Barb, age 81, of Bristol, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 14, 2017, in Edgewood, Kentucky. He was born on October 13, 1935 in Bristol to the late James and Emma Fleenor Barb and resided there for most of... View Obituary & Service Information

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