Jane Barber
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Jane V. Barber, 90, passed away peacefully at her home in Lawrence on July 3, 2012. She was born on July 27, 1921, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Nathan Thomas Veatch, Jr. and Amarette Weaver Veatch. She had two siblings, Nancy Veatch, who died in childhood, and Aileen Veatch Callaway, who predeceased her in 1998.
Her great-grandfather and great-grandmother, Lathrop and Susan Bullene, were among the early settlers of Lawrence. Lathrop Bullene established the Bullene Dry Goods Store in 1857, which was later sold to his son-in-law, A.D. Weaver, and became Weaver’s Department Store. Her uncle and aunt, Arthur B. Weaver and Nell DeHart Weaver, were well-known citizens of Lawrence for many years.
In 1915 her father, N.T. Veatch, Jr., co-founded Black & Veatch in Kansas City, today one of the largest engineering firms in the United States with over 100 offices worldwide.
She was graduated from Southwest High School in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1938. She was thereafter graduated from Bradford College in Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1940, and the University of Kansas in 1942. Shortly after the Second World War she married Robert M. Murray, Jr., of Kansas City, to whom she was married until 1956. She thereafter married Richard A. Barber, of Lawrence, in 1960. They were married until his death in 1998.
She is survived by her children, Thomas V. Murray and Stephanie A. Murray, both of Lawrence, and her daughter-in-law, Cindy Murray, also of Lawrence; two grandchildren, Anne Emert and spouse Mark Emert, of Lawrence, and Thomas V. Murray, Jr. and spouse Lisa Murray, of Santa Monica, California; and her great-grandchild, Samuel Thomas Emert of Lawrence.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lawrence, Pi Beta Phi sorority, the Chancellor’s Club, Chapter AZ of P.E.O., the Twentieth Century Club, the Amigas Club, the Lawrence Country Club, The River Club and the Jane Club. She was an extraordinarily kind and gentle person, and was involved in numerous philanthropic activities in Lawrence and Kansas City.
Services will be held on Monday, July 9, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. There will be no visitation. Private burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.
The family suggests memorials to the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association, the K.U. Endowment Association, and The Family Conservancy of Kansas City, Missouri, which may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.
I’m so sorry to here about my favorite client and friend. I will miss our monthly talks and friendship greatly. What a wonderful lady. What a joy she was.
Learn From God’s Word
Is There Hope for the Dead?
This article raises questions you may have asked and shows where you can read the answers in your Bible. Jehovah’s Witnesses would be pleased to discuss these answers with you.
1. What is the hope for the dead?
When Jesus arrived at Bethany near Jerusalem, his friend Lazarus had been dead for four days. Jesus went to the grave site with Martha and Mary, the sisters of the deceased man. Soon, a crowd gathered. Can you imagine the joy of Martha and Mary when Jesus raised Lazarus back to life?—Read John 11:20-24, 38-44.
Martha believed that the dead would rise. Faithful servants of Jehovah have long known that in the future, God will resurrect the dead to live on earth again.—Read Job 14:14, 15.
2. What is the condition of the dead?
Although a force of life, or “spirit,” keeps humans and animals alive, we are not spirits that merely inhabit a body of flesh. (Ecclesiastes 3:19; Genesis 7:21, 22) We are physical creatures made out of dust. (Genesis 2:7; 3:19) When our brain dies, our thoughts perish. Thus, after being resurrected, Lazarus said nothing of his experience in death because the dead are unconscious.—Read Psalm 146:4; Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10.
Clearly, the dead cannot suffer. So the teaching that God torments people after death is false. It slanders God. The idea of tormenting people in fire is disgusting to him.—Read Jeremiah 7:31.
3. Can we speak with the dead?
The dead cannot speak. (Psalm 115:17) But when wicked angels speak to people, they may deceptively claim to be the spirit of a dead person. (2 Peter 2:4) Jehovah forbids attempting to speak with the dead.—Read Deuteronomy 18:10, 11.
4. Who will come back to life?
In the coming new world, millions of people who are in the grave will come back to life. Even some who practiced bad things because they did not know Jehovah will be resurrected.—Read Luke 23:43; Acts 24:15.
Resurrected ones will be able to learn the truth about God and to exercise faith in Jesus by obeying him. (Revelation 20:11-13) Those who come back to life and do good things will be able to enjoy life forever on earth. However, some resurrected ones will continue doing bad things. Their resurrection will turn out to be “a resurrection of judgment.”—Read John 5:28, 29.
5. What does the resurrection tell us about Jehovah?
The resurrection is possible because God sent his Son to give his life for us. So it is an expression of Jehovah’s love and undeserved kindness.—Read John 3:16; Romans 6:23.
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Sincerely:
Tom and Stephanie, I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your mother. May God give you His peace that passes understanding in this difficult time.
Helen Pendleton Rumbaut
Austin, Texas
Jane was a dear friend and a truly wonderful lady. I am thankful that I was able to know her. She was warm, caring, sweet, beautiful, kind, witty, smart and a terrific conversationalist. Sigh. . . I will miss you Jane.
Mrs. Barber was my neighbor for around 15 years and she was a wonderful neighbor.
One time I saw a deer walking by her window so we called her up to let her know. The deer was faster than she was and ran away before she got to see. A few days later we brought over pictures to show her and she enjoyed them. We had a little conversation and I mentioned how my cat had followed me over and opened the door to show her. My cat, being rather bold, walked right inside. Most people would freak out, but Mrs. Barber didn’t seem to mind one bit.
She was a constant in our neighborhood, a staple. I’m so sorry she passed away but I’m left with nothing but good memories.
Reading of the passing of Jane Veatch Barber surely brought back a lot of memories for me. I doubt you recognize the name of Powell but I was born on the farm owned by Mr. Veatch out by Lone Star Lake known as the Springlake Stock Farm. My dad and mother were Brad and Lola Powell. Although I never got to meet Jane or Aileen, when I came along I was named Nell for Mrs. Weaver and Aileen for Aileen Veatch. Mr. Veatch and Mrs. Weaver visited the farm often and mother always sent fresh vegetables from her large garden with them when they left. When I got married, Mrs. Weaver gave me a beautiful blanket from Weavers Dept. Store. I had no idea that Jane lived in Lawrence. It sounds as if she was a wonderful lady and I would have enjoyed knowing her. I know one doesn’t enjoy obits in the paper but this one certainly brought back a lot of long-ago memories for me. My condolences to your family, I know you will miss her dearly.
We send our condolences to your family and this time. We are thinking of you.
On behalf of myself and Judy Brynds, please accept our condolances. We are very sorry for your loss. Jane was truly a one-of-a-kind lady and I am very fortunate to have known her. Best regards to the entire family, Steve Albright