Harry "Clay" Barber, III

Mr. Harry "Clay" Barber, III, 58, of Newnan, Georgia, formerly of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023. He was born September 19, 1964, in Birmingham, Alabama to the late Harry Clainard Barber, Jr. and Virginia Hardwick Barber Herring. He was preceded in death by his father. Clay grew up in the Cahaba Heights neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama where he graduated from Shades Valley High School in Homewood, Alabama in 1983. He continued his education at Samford University in Homewood where he played baseball before graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with a minor in English in 1987. Shortly after graduating from Samford University, Clay married his wife Janet on June 6, 1987. Clay's professional life started at SOS Technologies where he worked with his father Harry before starting his mortgage company, ATC Mortgage. In addition to his wife and profession, Clay had many passions in life. Clay was a devout Christian. He enjoyed life to the fullest, working and playing hard. Clay enjoyed shooting sports and was an avid hunter. He also enjoyed motorsports, from sports cars to 4x4 trucks, ATVs, even his trusty tractor for yard work. You could putt on the front lawn, just watch out for the Great Danes and other great dogs that were always by his side. Clay did not do anything halfway. If it could be done, then it could be done properly; all that it required was a little research and hard work. But perhaps Clay's greatest passion in life was his passion for helping others. Clay touched many lives through both his profession and his hobbies. Clay was the very definition of a good friend. The funeral is Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 6:00 o'clock at McKoon Funeral Home, 38 Jackson St, Newnan, Georgia with Pastor Bryan Alexander officiating. The visitation is prior to the funeral on Thursday, June 29, 2023, from 4:00 o'clock to 6:00 o'clock at McKoon Funeral Home. Rather than flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to Kidz Outdoors (www.kidzoutdoors.org). Condolences may be expressed online at www.mckoon.com. Survivors include his wife Janet Morrison Barber; son-to-him Kyle (Erin) Davis of Littleton, Colorado; mother Virginia Hardwick Barber Herring of Chelsea, Alabama; stepmother Wilma Wilson Barber of Buford, Georgia; mother-in-law Beverly Bates Morrison of Birmingham, Alabama; sisters Sharon Barber (Darrell) Pace of Dora, Alabama, Julie Brady (Keith) Freeman of Buford, Georgia, Dee Barber of Chelsea, Alabama; sister-in-law Lisa Morrison (Charlie) Ingram of Enterprise, Alabama; niece Morgan Barkley (Jake) Savage of West Kirby, England, Ashleigh (Joseph) Burnett of Alabaster, Alabama, Courtney Barkley of Hoover, Alabama, Madison Freeman of Buford, Georgia; nephew Zachary (Maddie) Barkley of Durham, North Carolina, Harrison Clay Barber of Chelsea, Alabama, Dalton Freeman of Buford, Georgia, Danny Ingram of Enterprise, Alabama, Matthew (Jordyn) Ingram of Mobile, Alabama; grandchildren-to-him Riley Davis of Littleton, Colorado and Eryc Davis of Littleton, Colorado. McKoon Funeral Home & Crematory 770-253-4580

Harry "Clay" Barber, III

September 19, 1964 - June 22, 2023