June 13, 1940 ~ February 21, 2022
Born in: Glasgow, KY
Resided in:
Glasgow, KY
Robert Riley Barbour, age 81, of Glasgow, died Monday, February 21, 2022, at his residence. He was born in Glasgow on June 13, 1940, to the late Riley R. Barbour and the late Vera (Matthews) Barbour. He was a counselor for the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation and attended Glasgow Baptist Church. He graduated from WKU with a BS, Masters, and Rank I, and was a retired US Army Veteran.
He is survived by his loving wife, Loretta DeVasher Barbour; children, Jennifer Leigh Underwood (Jim), Matthew Dale Barbour, and Brian Patrick Barbour; one granddaughter, Elise Jade Palmer; two sisters, Opal Bowles (George) and Louise Forsythe; four brothers in law, Dennis Baird (Sherry DeVasher), JR Bradshaw (Betty), Ken DeVasher (Jaime), and Byron Jeffries (Connie); one sister in law, Michelle Shiroma; four legged furball, Powder.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Omar Barbour; two sisters, Rebecca Richardson and Valeria Anderson; three brothers in law, Brents Richardson, Gordon Anderson, and Royce Forsythe.
The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 26th at A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home with burial in the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. A walk-through visitation will be 11:00 AM until time for the service Saturday, at the funeral home. Military honors will be provided at graveside by Glasgow DAV Chapter #20
The family requests masks be worn by all who attend the visitation and funeral.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to BRAWA.
A.F. Crow & Son is both honored and privileged to be entrusted with the care of Mr. Barbour
I am so sorry for your loss. I worked with Rob in the Henderson as a fellow Rehab Counsellor. I enjoyed his friendship.
Loretta, so sorry about Rob. Our prayers are with you and your family. Joyce and Bill Smith
Sorry to hear about Uncle Rob, Loretta. So glad Cathleen and I got to see you guys in October.
Rob was such a pleasant man always with that great smile! So very sorry to see him go. Loretta, I know you loved him & will miss him every day.
So very sorry for your loss. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers.
So sorry for your loss Loretta. ❤️🙏
Robert was a great friend to me and my family. He will be missed by all who knew him well.
So very sorry for the loss of Robert. Robert was a good friend and classmate (class of 1958 @ T.H.H.S.). Prayers for Loretta and his family.