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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Barbara Esther
Washburn (Mccarthy)
August 22, 1953 – January 25, 2015
Obituary
Barbara Esther Washburn, 61, of Rhoadsville, VA passed away Sunday evening, Jan. 25, 2015, with her husband by her side, after a lengthy illness.
Barbara was born on August 22, 1953 to Howard John and Barbara Ethel (Lemke) McCarthy in Newark, NJ. She graduated from Kearny High School and continued her education, taking courses in nursing. She met and married Douglas Nelson Washburn on August 31, 1971 in Conway, SC. They relocated several times before moving to Fredericksburg, VA in 2001 and to Burr Hill, VA in 2005. Barbara had worked as supervisor of 911 dispatch, in Sumter Co. FL and as a Department Manager for Walmart, before retiring due to her illness. But her most important job had been as Mother to her 2 sons.
Survivors include: her Husband, Douglas; 2 sons: Douglas Edward Washburn and Erik John (Robin) Washburn; 2 Brothers Michael and David McCarthy, 3 sisters; Dorothy Gawronski, Linda Norton and Deborah Gill , and 3 grandchildren Paige, Robert and Morgan.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
Barbara was born on August 22, 1953 to Howard John and Barbara Ethel (Lemke) McCarthy in Newark, NJ. She graduated from Kearny High School and continued her education, taking courses in nursing. She met and married Douglas Nelson Washburn on August 31, 1971 in Conway, SC. They relocated several times before moving to Fredericksburg, VA in 2001 and to Burr Hill, VA in 2005. Barbara had worked as supervisor of 911 dispatch, in Sumter Co. FL and as a Department Manager for Walmart, before retiring due to her illness. But her most important job had been as Mother to her 2 sons.
Survivors include: her Husband, Douglas; 2 sons: Douglas Edward Washburn and Erik John (Robin) Washburn; 2 Brothers Michael and David McCarthy, 3 sisters; Dorothy Gawronski, Linda Norton and Deborah Gill , and 3 grandchildren Paige, Robert and Morgan.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
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