Richard Wickersham Barnard, 94,
died on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Pocopson Home in Pocopson Township.
Richard Wickersham Barnard, 94,
died on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Pocopson Home in Pocopson Township.
Born May 21, 1915 in West
Chester, he was the son of the late C. Percy Barnard and Jane Wickersham
Barnard.
Mr. Barnard graduated from
Unionville School in 1933 and attended George School for one year. He then
attended Penn State College for two years graduating in 1938 with a degree in
horticulture. He returned home to the family farm and later took over Barnard’s
Orchard with his brother Sam Barnard, who still operates the cut flower
greenhouses.
In 1948 he married Catherine
Syphard Barnard and shared 61 years of marriage. Catherine died on Oct. 9, at
Pocopson Home.
He served on the Unionville
and Unionville Chadds Ford School Board during the 1950s and again from the
late 1960s through 1978. He also served on the Central Chester County Vo-Tech
School Board and the Chester-Delaware County Farmers Association Board of
Directors.
He was an active fireman and
past president of the Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company. He was a member of the
Chester-Delaware County Fruit Growers Association, the State Horticultural
Association of Pennsylvania, and the East Lynn Grange.
He is survived by a son Lewis
M. Barnard; a brother Samuel M. Barnard; and by nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Burial will be private and a
memorial service will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers,
contributions may be made in Mr. Barnard’s memory to the Po-Mar-Lin Fire
Company, P.O. Box 36, Unionville, PA 19375 or to the Marlborough Friends
Meeting, c/o Debbie Stamm, 4 Owenwood Dr., Lincoln University, PA 19352.
Arrangements are being
handled by Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home, 610-444-4116, of Kennett Square. To
send an online condolence, please visit www.griecocares.com.
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