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Wesley Elmer Barbour
- Birth
- Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
- Death
- 10 Feb 1993 (aged 74)Virginia Beach, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
- Burial
- Virginia Beach,City of Virginia Beach,Virginia,USAAdd to Map
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- Chapel Garden
- Memorial ID
- 51365941View Source
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Coach Barbour was born in Rocky Mount, N.C., was the widower of Lois Hollingsworth Barbour, and retired June 1, 1992, as Co-ordinator of Driver Education with the Virginia Beach School System.
He played professional football with the New York Giants in 1945; from 1946-47 with the Pittsburgh Steelers; for nine years he coached football at Durham High School in Durham, N.C.; then for two years was assistant football coach at the University of South Carolina; then for two years was assistant football coach at Wake Forest University; and from 1963 until 1970 was head coach at Cox High School in Virginia Beach.
He is survived by two sons, Major Wesley E. Barbour Jr. of Middletown, R.I., and William B. Barbour of Virginia Beach; one sister, Mary Pate of Moore, Okla.; and one granddaughter, Holly E. Barbour of Rhode Island.
A funeral service will be conducted Saturday, Feb. 13th at 11 a.m. in Maestas Funeral Home Baltic Ave. Chapel by the Rev. Edward S. Martin Jr. Burial will be in Princess Anne Memorial Park.
The family will be at the funeral home Friday night from 7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 360 Southport Circle, Suite 104, Virginia Beach 23452.
The Virginian Pilot, page D2, February 12, 1993
Coach Barbour was born in Rocky Mount, N.C., was the widower of Lois Hollingsworth Barbour, and retired June 1, 1992, as Co-ordinator of Driver Education with the Virginia Beach School System.
He played professional football with the New York Giants in 1945; from 1946-47 with the Pittsburgh Steelers; for nine years he coached football at Durham High School in Durham, N.C.; then for two years was assistant football coach at the University of South Carolina; then for two years was assistant football coach at Wake Forest University; and from 1963 until 1970 was head coach at Cox High School in Virginia Beach.
He is survived by two sons, Major Wesley E. Barbour Jr. of Middletown, R.I., and William B. Barbour of Virginia Beach; one sister, Mary Pate of Moore, Okla.; and one granddaughter, Holly E. Barbour of Rhode Island.
A funeral service will be conducted Saturday, Feb. 13th at 11 a.m. in Maestas Funeral Home Baltic Ave. Chapel by the Rev. Edward S. Martin Jr. Burial will be in Princess Anne Memorial Park.
The family will be at the funeral home Friday night from 7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 360 Southport Circle, Suite 104, Virginia Beach 23452.
The Virginian Pilot, page D2, February 12, 1993
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- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51365941/wesley_elmer-barbour: accessed), memorial page for Wesley Elmer Barbour (2 Feb 1919–10 Feb 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID51365941, citing Princess Anne Memorial Park, Virginia Beach,City of Virginia Beach,Virginia,USA;Maintained by Dottie (contributor47226067).
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