Anthony E. 'Tony' Barr

October 10, 1931 - October 2, 2019

Anthony E. 'Tony' Barr, 87, of Washington Heights (Belle Vernon) went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. A son of the late Anthony and Virginia Grossi Barr, he was born in Charleroi on October 10, 1931. He was a member of the Marion Presbyterian Church, the Mon Valley Dartball League for over 55 years and was a former member of the retiree's bowling league at Brunswick Lanes. A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 56 years, he had formerly resided in Charleroi. A 1995 retiree, Tony worked in the Tube Shipping office at the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Company. Tony served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and was an avid Pittsburgh sports teams fan. Along with his wife, Tony has had season tickets for 50 years for the Belle Vernon High School Leopard Football program. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Deneen Hall Barr, one daughter, Anita Barr of Lawrence, one son and daughter-in-law, Anthony 'T.C.' and Carol Barr of Elizabeth Twp. and a granddaughter, Jennifer Barr Herrington and her husband, David, of Elizabeth Twp. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Florence Altomari. Friends will be received 7 to 9 P.M. Sunday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Monday in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. 724-929-5300 www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com Funeral services will be in the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 A.M. with Pastor Robert Prinkey officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Bridgeville. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Marion Presbyterian Church.