Billy Joe Barber, 69, died August 8, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. Funeral services were held August 10, 2009 at McDonald Funeral Home in Hohenwald with Elton Jackson officiating. Burial followed in the Springer Cemetery in Hohenwald. Mr. Barber, a son of the late Luther and Irene Trull Barber, was born August 18, 1939 in Lewis County. He was a maintenance worker for the City of Hohenwald and was married to the late Jo Nell Qualls Barber. Survivors include a daughter Debbie (Greg) Kimble, a brother, Ernest Barber, a sister Early Mae Jackson, and a grandson, Jessie Kimble, all of Linden. In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Barber was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Barber and two sisters, Wilma Barber and Johnnie Ruth Trull.