Yvonne Jeanne Barber

Background

Barber, Yvonne Jeanne was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Oscar D. and Eva V. (Yager) Gagnon.

Education

Student, Fredonia State Teachers College, 1940-1942.

Career

Secretary, General Electric, Syracuse, New York, 1943-1946; secretary, Continental Rubber Company, Syracuse, 1946-1948; organist, St. Agnes Church choir director, Brewerton, New York, 1964-1966; choir director, Doctor's Band, since 1966; music teacher, St. Charles Elementary, Syracuse, 1974-1975; chairman, Onondaga Civic Symphony, Syracuse, 1978-1990.

Achievements

• Yvonne Jeanne Barber has been listed as a notable Artistic director, musician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Softball pitcher Middle Atlantic Champions, 1944-1950. Member Syracuse Friends of the Zoo, Rhythm Aires Big Band, Syracuse Chorale, 1973-1983, Lafayette Concert Band, since 1983, Citrus County Community Band, Inverness, Florida, since 1991, Kingdom of the Sun Band, Ocala, Florida, since 1994. Organist, choir director St. Agnes-Brewerton, 1964-1966.

Member Center New York Chamber Music Society.

Connections

Married Olin Morris, April 24, 1948;children: Michael, Gary, Glenn, Brian.

Father:

Oscar D. Gagnon

Mother:

Eva V. (Yager) Gagnon

Spouse:

Olin Morris

child:

Michael Barber

child:

Glenn Barber

child:

Brian Barber

child:

Gary Barber