Betsey Wolcott Barney
October 21, 1917 — January 3, 2015
Betsey Wolcott Barney
Betsey Wolcott Barber Barney was born on Halloween, 1917 in Brattleboro to Frank and Ethel Barber.
After graduation from Brattleboro HS in 1935 she spent a year at Northfield Seminary before attending and graduating from Middlebury College in 1940. Betsey went on to teach in Jericho, VT, So. Hamilton, MA, and Ludlow, VT. She married John Stewart Barney in 1946. They settled in Mamaroneck, NY and raised four boys. Betsey was involved in the Mamaroneck United Methodist Church (MUMC) where she sang in the choir, played the organ and was the first woman Trustee in the church's history. She was a Cub Scout Den Mother and was very proud that all four sons attained the rank of Eagle Scout. Betsey was involved in the PTA, the School Board, and she played the piano for the Rye Neck HS musicals. She was active in the Woman's Club serving as President twice. Betsey was an avid bowler, bridge player, and camper.
Her husband and brother, Julian Barber predeceased her.
She is survived by her four sons, John S., Jr. (wife LaVerne), David C. (wife Kathleen), both of Mamaroneck, William J. (wife Pamela) of Casselberry, FL, and Robert E. (husband Lawrence) of Littleton, MA, as well as six grandchildren, William, Melissa, Jessica, James, Katie and David Jr.
FUNERAL NOTICE: Burial will be at Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery in Brattleboro, VT on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 at 12 Noon with a Memorial service on Jan. 10, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at MUMC, 546 E. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the MUMC Trustee Fund or Jansen Hospice & Palliative Care.
After graduation from Brattleboro HS in 1935 she spent a year at Northfield Seminary before attending and graduating from Middlebury College in 1940. Betsey went on to teach in Jericho, VT, So. Hamilton, MA, and Ludlow, VT. She married John Stewart Barney in 1946. They settled in Mamaroneck, NY and raised four boys. Betsey was involved in the Mamaroneck United Methodist Church (MUMC) where she sang in the choir, played the organ and was the first woman Trustee in the church's history. She was a Cub Scout Den Mother and was very proud that all four sons attained the rank of Eagle Scout. Betsey was involved in the PTA, the School Board, and she played the piano for the Rye Neck HS musicals. She was active in the Woman's Club serving as President twice. Betsey was an avid bowler, bridge player, and camper.
Her husband and brother, Julian Barber predeceased her.
She is survived by her four sons, John S., Jr. (wife LaVerne), David C. (wife Kathleen), both of Mamaroneck, William J. (wife Pamela) of Casselberry, FL, and Robert E. (husband Lawrence) of Littleton, MA, as well as six grandchildren, William, Melissa, Jessica, James, Katie and David Jr.
FUNERAL NOTICE: Burial will be at Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery in Brattleboro, VT on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 at 12 Noon with a Memorial service on Jan. 10, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at MUMC, 546 E. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the MUMC Trustee Fund or Jansen Hospice & Palliative Care.
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