Colby Barber

Colby Barber 25 died June 13, 2020.  He was born on December 2, 1994, the son of Paul Barber and Jannell Carlson.  Colby was raised in the Clay Center and Wakefield communities.  He attended CCCHS and was a graduate of Wakefield High School.  Colby worked for his grandfather at Carlson Heating and Air before attending Pinnacle Institute for wind turbine technology.  He worked for a short time with wind turbines in Dodge City.  Colby also worked as a truck driver for Crazy Horse Trucking, as a farm hand for several Clay County farmers and an electrician at Heineken Electric.  He was currently employed at File Farms in Beloit.  In his free time, Colby loved football, all things agriculture, K-State sports and riding motorcycles.  He was preceded in death by grandmother, Betty Carlson.

Survivors:

Mother: Jannell Neill of Manhattan, KS

Father: Paul Barber and wife Tera of Clay Center, KS

Sister: Aspen Neill of Manhattan, KS

Step-Sister: Leah Finley and fiancé Harley Brodin of Overbrook, KS

Step-Sister: Sarah York and husband Chris  of Lakewood, WA

Step-Sister: Christina Finley of Clay Center, KS

Grandfather: Robert G. Carlson of Clay Center, KS

Grandparents: Phil and Bonnie Barber of Wakefield, KS

Funeral Services: Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 10:00 AM at the United Methodist Church in Clay Center, KS

Minister: Pastor Paul Tessaro

Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, Kansas

Visitation: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 from 3-8 PM at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home

Memorials: Colby Barber memorial fund c/o the funeral home