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Midday on Tuesday, the 12th of April, 2016, Durward Hartwell Barrow passed away at his home in Canyon Lake, Texas; just one week shy of his 96th birthday. He was attended closely by his daughter, son-in-law and niece throughout his year-long battle with cancer. D.H., as he was affectionately known, also answered to Brother Barrow, Uncle Durward, Daddy & Poppie. Born in the town of Elkhart, Texas on April, 19, 1920, he was soon adopted by Pierce and Inez Barrow in Fort Worth. From there, the family moved to Corpus Christi, San Antonio and several other Texas towns during the Great Depression, eventually settling in Junction, Texas. There he attended Junction High School and became a football and track star. There he also met the great love of his life, Nita Bessent Barrow. Following a proper courtship, and a $20 loan from his father, he and Nita married on January 12, 1941. After the birth of his daughter Cynthia in 1943, Durward set off to join the campaign in Central Europe during the Second World War. He served in the 106th Infantry Division in Northern France, Belgium, the Rhineland and Germany. Despite being an excellent marksman, earning Rifle Expert designation, he was assigned to a signal company. After the war, he returned home and resumed work as an airplane electrician at Kelly Field. His son David was born in 1948. The Barrow family lived in San Antonio for 50 years. Many knew him as Brother Barrow while they attended Revival Temple where he served as deacon. Durward was a Christian man in the truest sense; generous, kind always doing for others. He was a man of God with a servant's heart; helping at the church, helping neighbors, helping family members. He is remembered as an avid outdoorsman; hunter, fisherman, hiker. He loved the mountains and passed that great love down to all of the family. He loved boating, camping and traversing the Rocky Mountains on treacherous 4-wheel drive trails in his trusty 1941 army jeep. He had a great love of airplanes and was drawn to the skies, often pointing out constellations and the North Star. Durward was preceded in death by his wife Nita Barrow, his son David K. Barrow, his grandson Jason P. Haase and his parents Inez and Pierce Barrow. He is survived by his daughter, Cynthia Sanders, son-in-law, Gary Sanders, his grandchildren, Dawn, Shea, Darcee, Tanya, Sally, Holly, Rick, 12 great grandchildren, and a brand new great-great granddaughter. Services A Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 17, 2016 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Mission Park North, 3401 Cherry Ridge Drive. On Monday, April 18, 2016 at 11 a.m., there will be a graveside service at Fischer Cemetery in Fischer, Texas, near Canyon Lake, 12300 Ranch to Market 32, Fischer, TX 78623. Reception immediately following the graveside service at the old Fischer Schoolhouse, adjacent to the cemetery.

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Durward Barrow

April 19, 1920 - April 12, 2016