Services for Dr. E. Bowman Barr, age 81 of Dublin will be held at 2:00PM on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at First Baptist Church of Dublin. Burial will follow in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Dr. Cliff Morris and Rev. Paul Brown will officiate. Dr. Barr was born on March 27, 1931 in Plains, Georgia to the late O.S. Barr and the late Nancy Nation Barr. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dublin where he has served as the minister of music and then organist since 1961. Previously, he served as minister of music at the First Baptist Church of Nahunta, Wilmington Island Baptist Church and the First Baptist Church of Sandersville. For over 53 years, Dr. Barr served as a teacher, principal and superintendent for Dublin City Schools and also as Head of the Education division at Brewton Parker College. He passed away on Friday, February 01, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Survivors include his wife, Lois Barr of Dublin; four daughters, Anne Barr of St. Simons Island, Mary Leigh (Randall) Coleman, Beth Barr and Julie (Kelly) Toler, all of Dublin; son, Ed (Ellen) Barr of Dublin; eight grandchildren, Shannon Barr, E.J. Barr, Michaela Barr, Elizabeth Coleman, Andy Coleman, Matt Coleman, Sophia Toler and Sadie Toler, all of Dublin; sister, Iris (Bill) Riley of Vero Beach, FL; brother, James (Esel) Barr of Savannah; niece, Nancy (Chris) Demeter of Vero Beach, FL and nephew, Fred Barr of Savannah, several great-nieces and nephews and special friend and caregiver, Craig Bostic. Pallbearers will be Kelly Toler, Randall Coleman, E.J. Barr, Andy Coleman, Matt Coleman, Jon Claxton and Fred Barr. Honorary pallbearers will be Earl Asbell, Earl Beall, Ken Carr, Bo-J Claxton, Ben Cochran, Wallace Miller, Julian Reynolds, Jim Shoptaw, Bill Smith, Dr. Wade Strickland and Jim Walters. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 5:00PM until 7:00PM at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made to the Music Ministry of First Baptist Church of Dublin, 405 Bellevue Ave. Dublin, GA 31021.