1923
Barbara
2013
Barbara Golding Kimbrough
May 7, 1923 — May 22, 2013
Barbara Golding Kimbrough of Haskell, Texas, went home to our Lord on May 22, 2013, at her home in Haskell, Texas. Services will will be held Saturday, May 24, 2013, at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Haskell with the Rev. Dustin Wilhite officiating. Burial will be in Willow Cemetery directed by Smith Family Funeral Homes of Haskell.
Barbara was born May 7, 1923, in Houston, Texas, to Frederick Mark Golding and Marie Bridewell Golding. She graduated from Kinkaid High School, Houston, prior to attending Rice University in Houston and Marymount Manhattan College in New York City.
At 18, she married the great love of her life, John Aleck Kimbrough, also known as "Jarrin' John" Kimbrough of Texas A & M fame, at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City. They moved back to his hometown of Haskell, Texas, when their son, John Dudley, was almost two, which was her home for the rest of her life.
She happily delved into life as a wife and mother of two. Barbara was always the life of every party, including her 90th birthday party last May 7 and loved being surrounded by family and friends. She excelled at and was passionate about everything she did, including horseback riding, hunting, fishing, teaching swimming, bridge, dominoes and gourmet cooking--just to name a few.
One of Barbara's favorite things to do was assisting women find "just the perfect garment" at Lane-Felker for many years. She always had such a wonderful sense of style and loved to share.
Her greatest triumph was surviving Type I Diabetes from the age of nine years old, earning her a 75-year Medal of Honor from Joslin Diabetes Clinic of Boston, MA. Her life is a light to anyone battling the disease.
Barbara is survived by her son, John Dudley and his wife Jamie of Castle Rock, CO; daughter, Barbara (Bobby) Wiseman of Haskell, Texas; brother, Frederick Mark Golding, Jr.; granddaughter, Brooke Kimbrough; grandson, John Kyle Kimbrough; and two great- grandchildren, John Augustus and Elaina Ann.
Pallbearers will be Wesley Alsabrook, David Anderson, Dawson Druesedow, Larry Fisher, Robert Herren, J. Don Morris and Joseph Thigpen.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in the name of Barbara Golding Kimbrough to the Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215 or the Golding Chapel, Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Avenue, Houston TX 77002.
Barbara was born May 7, 1923, in Houston, Texas, to Frederick Mark Golding and Marie Bridewell Golding. She graduated from Kinkaid High School, Houston, prior to attending Rice University in Houston and Marymount Manhattan College in New York City.
At 18, she married the great love of her life, John Aleck Kimbrough, also known as "Jarrin' John" Kimbrough of Texas A & M fame, at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City. They moved back to his hometown of Haskell, Texas, when their son, John Dudley, was almost two, which was her home for the rest of her life.
She happily delved into life as a wife and mother of two. Barbara was always the life of every party, including her 90th birthday party last May 7 and loved being surrounded by family and friends. She excelled at and was passionate about everything she did, including horseback riding, hunting, fishing, teaching swimming, bridge, dominoes and gourmet cooking--just to name a few.
One of Barbara's favorite things to do was assisting women find "just the perfect garment" at Lane-Felker for many years. She always had such a wonderful sense of style and loved to share.
Her greatest triumph was surviving Type I Diabetes from the age of nine years old, earning her a 75-year Medal of Honor from Joslin Diabetes Clinic of Boston, MA. Her life is a light to anyone battling the disease.
Barbara is survived by her son, John Dudley and his wife Jamie of Castle Rock, CO; daughter, Barbara (Bobby) Wiseman of Haskell, Texas; brother, Frederick Mark Golding, Jr.; granddaughter, Brooke Kimbrough; grandson, John Kyle Kimbrough; and two great- grandchildren, John Augustus and Elaina Ann.
Pallbearers will be Wesley Alsabrook, David Anderson, Dawson Druesedow, Larry Fisher, Robert Herren, J. Don Morris and Joseph Thigpen.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in the name of Barbara Golding Kimbrough to the Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215 or the Golding Chapel, Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Avenue, Houston TX 77002.
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