William Daniel Joseph Joe Barber

Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery in Creston. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.
William “Joe” Daniel Joseph Barber, the son of William Eugene Barber and Toni Kay Jacobson, was born on August 5, 1983, at Creston, Iowa. Joe entered eternal rest on September 13, 2009, from injuries sustained in a car accident south of Stuart in Adair County, Iowa, at the age of twenty-six years.
Joe married Karen JoLynn Zimmerman on November 29, 2003, at Prescott, Iowa. Joe lived the majority of his life in Osceola. He also lived in Ellston near Grand River, Mount Ayr and in Dexter, Missouri prior to moving to Creston approximately 5 years ago. Joe was currently a student at S.W.C.C. studying Auto Body Repair. Previously Joe drove a semi over the road for Big and Small Trucking. He also performed small jobs such as auto mechanics and fencing.
Joe attended the Creston Church of Christ. He never knew a stranger and was always willing to lend a helping hand. He always had a smile and tried to see the positives in life. He loved to drive 4-wheelers, to hunt raccoon and he raised coon dogs. Joe adored his children.
Left to cherish Joes memory are his wife, Karen Barber, Creston; his four children: Shelby, Wyatt, Kal Barber, all of Creston; Patience Sanders, of Lineville, IA; his mother: Toni (husband Greg) Black, Osceola; his Father: Bill Barber, Murray and Fiance Heather Wallace of Murray; his brothers: Wayne (wife Jessica) Barber, Madrid; Dalton (wife Bonnie) Barber, Chariton; Step-Brothers: Evahn Wallace, Murray; Jamie Black, Osceola; his sister: Shyla (husband Dusty) Harper, Afton; Step-Sisters: Angie (husband Josh) Blades, Leon; Niki Black, Corning; Stacia Black, Osceola, and Preslee Wallace, Murray; his Mother-in-Law, Denise Moore, Creston; Father-in-Law: Steve (wife Shelley) Zimmerman, Creston; Grandmother, Elizabeth Jacobson, Des Moines; Grandmother-in-Law: Edna Page, Creston; Grandfather-in-Law, Leonard (wife Sharon) Page, Kent; Brother-in-Law, Rusty (wife Amanda) Zimmerman, Riley, Kansas; Sister-in-Law: Jami (husband Ronn) Vandevender, Prescott, Seven nephews, Seven nieces, several cousins, aunts and uncles.
Preceding Joe in death were his Maternal Grandfather, Richard Jacobson; his Paternal Grandparents, Wayne and Janice Barber; his Great-Grandparents, Walter and Isabelle Barber; his Maternal Great-Grandparents: Marie and Warnie Neal; his Sister-in-Law, Kali Moore; his Cousin, Brooke Barber.