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William S. Barber, 80, won 2008 SCGA senior title

July 30, 2022

William Sutton Barber  of Boone, N.C., a former River Club resident, died July 30 surrounded by his family, following a battle with cancer. He was 80.

He was born Feb. 3, 1942, in Charlotte, the son of Howard and Eleanor Barber. He attended Myers Park High School and graduated from Virginia Episcopal School in 1961. 

He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1967. 

Mr. Barber had a long, successful career in the Charlotte area as a marketing and sales leader. He worked for  IBM Corp., PCA International, Fritch Butterfield Co., Prime Equities and Goodyear & Associates.

He moved to the Pawleys Island area in 2000 and moved to Boone to be closer to family in 2010, but continued to visit every summer.

Mr. Barber had many hobbies and outdoor activities that he enjoyed, especially boating, water skiing and sailing. Golf was his lifelong passion. He won the S.C. Golf Association Super Senior Championship in 2008.

He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Mickie S. Barber; two daughters, Lawson Evrenidis (Basil) of Pittsboro, N.C., and Lesley Toutain (Stephan) of West Hartford, Conn.; his stepchildren, Justin Parlier (Amy) of Boone and Natasha Beachum (Jerry) of Monroe, N.C.; his grandchildren, Jonathon Powell, Ashley Powell, Chloe Toutain, Winston Toutain, Loic Toutain, Brandy Shook, Derik Beachum (Alexis) and Jake Beachum; his sisters, Ann Foust of Charlotte and Joan Davis (Dave) of Atlanta; and numerous nieces and nephews. 

His first wife, Judith LeShanna Barber, died before him as did another sister, Margaret Fehrs. 

A memorial service will be held in Boone at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Watauga Humane Society, P.O. Box 1835, Boone, N.C. 28607.

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