In Taunton, November 4, 2007 Mansour H. Barbour died after a brief illness at age 77. He leaves his wife Norma Jean (Barber) Barbour. He resided in Taunton the last forty one years on Floral St. before that he lived in Jbeil, Lebenon. Mansour was the son of the late Hanna & Miriom (Bashire) Barbour. Educated in schools in Lebenon including the Freres Maryse & Jesuits in Beruit and was a graduate of the Culinary Institute there also. He was the former owner of Mansour’s Town & Country House Restaurant in East Freetown, MA. Prior to that he ran the former Pepper Pot Restaurant in Taunton and was the former private chef for King Hussien of Jordan. He was a member of the New Bedford Lions Club, N. B. Country Club & the Taunton Lodge of Elks. Mansour enjoyed traveling, summers at the lake and spending time with his family. Mansour leaves his two children Julieann Barbour of Taunton and Daniel Barbour of Taunton. His siblings Layla Boulos of Norwood, Najet Barber of Norwood, Hayat Thomas of Taunton, Tony Barbour of Taunton and the late Elias Barbour & Philomena Rouhanna. Mansour was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Taunton where his funeral mass will be celebrated. Funeral from the O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington St. in Taunton on Thurs., November 8th at 10am. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mary’s Church in Taunton at 11am. Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours on Weds. from 4-8pm. Interment in the family lot in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Taunton.