Gary G. Barr

Gary G. Barr, 64, of Crawfordsville, IN, died of severe sleep apnea disorder at his home at 1 a.m. Friday, July 25, 2008. He had been a resident of Fallbrook for 20 years.

He was born March 18, 1944, in Danville, IL, the son of Filbert and Edith Jean Barr. He was a graduate of Danville High School and a US Marine Corps veteran.

In 1962 he moved to Huntington Beach, CA, where he worked for Alpha Beta Markets. He moved with his wife Sheila and two children to Fallbrook in 1974 and worked as a produce manager at the Vons markets in Fallbrook and Escondido for many years.

He moved to Indiana in 1994 and was remarried on May 24, 1996, to Linda L. McFatridge of Crawfordsville. He was retired from the grocery business in 2006. He attended New Hope Christian Church.

He is survived by wife Linda Barr; son and daughter-in-law Tim and Meredith Barr and grandchildren Dylan and Alyssa Barr, Foothill Ranch, CA; daughter and son-in-law Vickie and Mike Knox and grandchildren Zac, Abby, Sawyer and Logan, Fallbrook; sister Carol Mitchell, Mountain View, CA; and stepson John Shafer, stepdaughter Suzie Nicholas and four step-grandchildren, Crawfordsville.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A calling was held Saturday, August 2, at Powers-Priebe Funeral Home in Crawfordsville. The family has chosen cremation.

Gary will be remembered most for his ready smile and friendly personality.

“For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.” Psalms 22:24