WALTER LEE BARBARE

Walter Lee Barbare, 69, of Dallas, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Feb. 9, 1996 in Dallas.

He was born July 21, 1926, in Spartanburg, S.C., son of Walter Lee Barbare and Ethel Keith Gray.

He graduated from Central High School in Cape Girardeau in 1943, served in World War II on the submarine Archer in 1944 and graduated from the University of Texas in 1951.

He was a member of the Society of Professional Engineers, retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone in 1982 after 30 years with the company.

After retirement he was a master gardener volunteer for the Dallas County Extension Service and a volunteer for Dallas Museum of Natural History.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Joan Barbare, a son, Walter Lee Barbare Jr., stepdaughters, Anne Catherine Dickerson and Kelly Marie Trent; and five grandchildren.

Funeral service will be Monday at 3:30 p.m. at Restland Wildwood Chapel in Dallas, with the Rev. Tim Church officiating. Burial will be in Restland Memorial Park.

Friends may call today from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.