Earl Barham

LILLIAN -- Earl E. Barham, 86, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006.  Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday in Blessing Funeral Home Chapel, 401 Elm St., Mansfield. Burial: Mansfield Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Blessing Funeral Home.  Earl was born Dec. 23, 1919, in Blooming Grove, the son of Joseph Howard and Jessie Kazar Mitchell Barham. He married Mary Elizabeth Kitchens on Sept. 3, 1948.  Mr. Barham proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a POW in Germany the last six months of the war.  Survivors: Children, Mary Uselton and husband, Stack, Jimmy Waldrop and wife, Linda, Elaine Williams and Bobby Barham and wife, Kaye; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Earl Barham please visit our Sympathy Store.