Sidney A. Barham

Services for Sidney A. Barham will be Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the 3C Cowboy Fellowship Church 16258 Gooseneck Road, Salado, TX with Ralph Barham officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 – 11:00 at the church.

Following the service, interment will be 4:00 PM at Greenwood Cemetery 1665 N. Llano Street Fredericksburg, TX with military honors.

Sid was born on April 10, 1919 in Madden, Mississippi to Robert and Lillar Barham.  He died on June 15, 2015 at his residence in Holland, TX; he was 96 years old.

Sid attended college in Decatur, MS where he studied electronics, then moved to California and worked at Convair Aviation.  He married his hometown sweetheart, Bessie Bell while in California.  He served in the Navy from 1944 – 1946.  Afterwards, he began a career with the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), being stationed in Del Rio and Rocksprings, TX.  He retired in 1981 and moved to Fredericksburg, TX where he lived for 31 years before moving to Holland, TX in 2012.

Sid was a member of the First Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, TX and attended 3C Cowboy Fellowship Church in Salado.

Survivors include a son, Ralph Barham of Lewisville, TX and two daughters, Brenda Merz of Holland, TX and Beverly Johnston of Texas City, TX.  He has 7 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to 3C Cowboy Fellowship Building Fund.  Broecker Funeral Home of Salado is in charge of services.