Vade Forrester Harber, 86, W.W.II veteran and career military, passed away on Thursday morning, April 23, 2009 at Sterling House of Corsicana. A service with full military honors will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 29th, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Beverly officiating.
Visitation hours will be from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., on Tuesday, April 28th at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Mr. Harber was born in Nuggent, Texas on September 13, 1922 to Thelma Fay and Charles Cole Harber. He graduated high school in Calliham, Texas and enlisted with the United States Air Force in October of 1942. He married Ann Butler, his high school swetheart, in November and soon shipped out to the Pacific for over two years. Vade served 27 active years in the U.S.A.F., 3 years in the Reserve and continued to work at Randolph AFB, San Antonio, for 10 years in Civil Service. The Harbers moved to Corsicana in August of 1978 to be near family and enjoyed many years of travel during their retirement.
Both are longtime membes of Westminister Presbyterian Church. Mr. Harber is survived by his devoted wife of 67 years, Ann Harber, his loving daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Bill Maupin, and two beloved grandchildren: granddaughter Kristen McCoy and husband Dr. Dan McCoy of Corsicana and grandson Matthew Maupin of Dallas. He is also survived by special cousin Bayly Bartlett of Hurst. In leiu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Navaro County or the Food Pantry Ministry of Navarro County or to a charity of your choice.
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You can contact Julie Harber Maupin '66 at jhmaupin@sbcglobal.net
1424 N. 22nd St., Corsicana, Tx 75110
