William “Bill” Barber III, 71, a Concord resident since 1977, formerly of Southborough, died peacefully, Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at his Concord home surrounded by his loving family and cared for by North Shore Hospice. He was the beloved husband for 48 years of Louise (Cutting) Barber.
During the Vietnam War, he served as a private in the U. S. Army Medical Corps and U. S. Army reserves stationed at Ft. Devens, MA.
Born in Framingham on June 12, 1940, Bill was the son of the late William Wyatt Barber, Jr. and Margaret H. (Patton) Barber. He grew up in Southborough and attended St. Mark’s School and graduated with a degree in Romance languages from Princeton University in 1962. After graduation, he returned to St. Mark’s School where his father was serving as headmaster to head up the school’s modern languages department and teach French.
After thirteen years as an educator, Bill moved his family to Concord where he and Louise became proprietors of The Cheese Shop located on Walden Street in Concord center. Together, they operated the well-regarded gourmet business for twenty-eight years before retiring in 2002.
In addition to his wife, Louise, he is survived by his children, Rusty Barber, Ted Barber and Meg Prestidge, along with four grandchildren and his sister Eustis Cowardin.
A memorial gathering will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to The National Military Family Association (www.militaryfamily.org), a non-profit foundation that assists veterans and their families and for whom Bill volunteered much of his time in retirement.
Arrangements are under the care of Susan M. Dee and Charles W. Dee, Jr, Directors, Dee Funeral Home of Concord. To share a memory in Bill’s guest book, visit www.deefuneralhome.com.
(Obituary courtesy of Dee Funeral Home, Concord)
