Leo Barbee

Leo W. Barbee, age 89 of Oakboro, passed away on October 4, 2011 at Stanly Manor of Albemarle. The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 6 from 6pm until 8pm at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle. At other times the family will meet at the home of his son, Buddy Barbee. The funeral service will be held on Friday, October 7 at West Oakboro Baptist Church, Oakboro at 2pm, officiated by Pastor Joe Smith, with a 30 minute state. Burial will follow at Oakboro Cemetery. Mr. Barbee was born in Stanly County on February 28, 1922, to the late George Silas and Minnie Melinda Whitley Barbee. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Whitley Barbee. He is survived by a son, Buddy Barbee and wife Karen of Oakboro; daughters, Lisa Switzer and husband Ray of Pauline, SC and Lana Curlee and husband Forrest of Oakboro; grandchildren, Jennifer Cole, Ryan Switzer, Toni Curlee and Cheryl Greene; great-grandchildren, Jackson Cole, Emma Greene and James Greene. Memorials may be made to West Oakboro Baptist Church Building Fund, 16803 Silver Road, Oakboro, NC 28129. Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Barbee family.