Ovada Loretta (Brown) Barbai

Ovada Loretta (Brown) Barbai, 93 years of Hopwood, PA went home to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday February 8, 2017. She was born May 11, 1923 in Monesson, PA a daughter of the late William C. Brown and Mary B. (Beadling) Brown.

In addition to her parents, Ovada was preceded in death by her loving husband of 53 years, Julius Barbai, brothers Clarence and David Brown and sisters, Maybelle Johnston and Audrey Clingerman.

Ovada was a member of Cherry Tree Alliance Church. She was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend and was a loving servant of the Lord. Ovada will be remembered for her kindness and compassion to everyone. She will be forever in our hearts.

Left to cherish her wonderful memory are daughters Susan Kay Marva and husband Tony of Easton, MD, Mary Ellen Horwat and husband John, of Salisbury, MD, Claudia J. Carr and husband Samuel R. of Hopwood, PA and Julie J. Greene and husband Dennis of Belleview, FL, grandchildren, Jennifer McGuckin and husband Lee, John D. Horwat and wife Traci, Joe Horwat, Tom Horwat and wife Nanako, Brian Carr and wife Laura, Amy Williams and husband Sean and Steven Carr and wife Kim, great-grandchildren, Finley McGuckin, Kadence McGuckin, Connor Horwat, Evan Horwat, Jacob Carr, Steven Carr, Zachary Carr Tyler Williams, Madi Williams, Sami Williams and Sophia Carr, sisters, Shirley Osborne and Olive Sarber

Friends will be received in the Shell Funeral Home, Inc. 164 S. Mt. Vernon Ave. Uniontown, PA on Saturday, February 11th from 11 AM to 1 PM the hour of service with Pastor David Goodin officiating. Interment will be in Mountain View Memorial Park, Hopwood, PA.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Cherry Tree Alliance Church 640 Cherry Tree Lane Uniontown, PA 15401.