Steven Michael Barber

Sunday, September 22, 2019 in Oakhurst, CA of Alzheimers.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, October 5,

2019 at Sierra Vista Presbyterian Church with Pastor Rick Lemberg

officiating. A celebration of life luncheon will be provided by the family

immediately following the service. If Forest Service officials would like

to wear their uniform to commemorate his service in the United States

Forest Service, they are welcome to. Additionally if former team

members of Coach Barber's would like to wear a sports jersey they are

welcome to wear the jersey of their choosing.

Steven Barber was born in Boulder, CO to Donald Barber and Donna

Teets on October 4, 1954. He went to high school in Lemoore, CA and

graduated with honors from Lemoore High School. He married Laura

Barber on May 25, 1974 in Lemoore, CA. He graduated from Reedley

junior College with an associates degree in forestry. He worked as a

Forest Service Sale Prep Forester and Logging Engineer in the Bass

Lake and Mariposa Ranger District for the United States Forest Service

for 40 years. Coach Barber coached hundreds of Mountain Area

children for Pop Warner football and Little League over 30 years. He

maintained the Little League fields through countless summers of

baseball season. He was volunteer of the year for Little League in

2003.

Steven Barber is remembered for his loyalty, hard-work, sarcasm, and

generosity. His contributions to his community can be measured in the

height and girth of the trees he loved and the hundreds of young

people he mentored, and his family. His family was central to

everything he did. He worked hard, played hard, and ensured his

legacy was preserved in the hearts of his wife and children. His family

and community will always remember a life well lived.

Steven Barber was preceded in death by his father Donald Barber, his

mother Donna Wilson and his brother Gregory Barber.

Steven Barber is survived by his wife of 45 years Laura Barber, his

daughter Kimberly Conway and son in law Arthur Conway, his daughter

Rebecca Barber-Grabast and son in law Jon Grabast, his son Robert

Barber and daughter in law Jenny Barber, his son Michael Barber, his

sister Kelley Virden, and 9 beautiful grandchildren: Narayan Bibbo,

Amelie Conway, Lillian Barber, Ariella Barber, Promise Barber, Noah

Barber, Selah Barber, Destyni Grabast and Lincoln Barber.

The family respectfully asks that in lieu of floral arrangements,

donations can be made to a ministry Robert and Jenny Barber belong

to, YWAM Los Angeles. Donations can be mailed to Youth With a

Mission, 11141 Osborne Street, Lakeview Terrace, CA 91342.

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray

in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul." - John

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