Shirley Black Barre, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, September 27, 1999, in Mary Black Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness.
A native of Spartanburg, she was the widow of Claude Bertram Barre and daughter of the late Dr. Samuel Orr and Sallie Marvil Black.
A graduate of Spartanburg High School and Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA, where she was president of the student body and received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.
After serving as an assistant dean of Queens College in Charlotte, NC, she moved back to Spartanburg, was married and dedicated her time to community activities.
She was a lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg. In 1982, she was awarded the David W. Reid Award, Spartanburg's highest honor for volunteer service to the arts. She was a former president of the Spartanburg Little Theatre, to which she devoted considerable time for more than 40 years. She also started the David W. Reid Playhouse Fund at the Spartanburg County Foundation, where she served as advisory committee chairman. She was a founder of the Spartanburg Youth Theatre, was a member of the first board of the Ballet Guild (now Ballet Spartanburg), and was a member of the boards of the Arts Council, the Art Association (County Museum of Art) and the Music Foundation. A former president of the Friends of the Arts, she was the first co-chairman of the Friends' Beaux Arts Ball, which she chaired three times. She also was a life member of the boards of the Little Theatre and Ballet Spartanburg. She was the first woman to serve as a member of the Spartanburg Planning Commission. She was a former president of the Spartanburg Junior League and had served on the boards of the Salvation Army and Travelers' Aid. A former president of the Assembly, she was a member of the Book and Flower Club, the Book and Garden Club and the Fortnightly Flower Club.
Surviving are her son, Henry Walter Barre II; a daughter, Sallie Barre James; three grandchildren; a brother, Dr. Samuel Orr Black Jr.; and nieces and nephews.
Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at First Presbyterian Church. Burial followed in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorials could be made to Mary Black Foundation, 945 East Main St., Spartanburg, 29302; or to David W. Reid Playhouse Fund, c/o the Spartanburg County Foundation, 320 East Main St., Spartanburg, 29302.
Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel
Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg Herald Journal
9–28–99 C2
A native of Spartanburg, she was the widow of Claude Bertram Barre and daughter of the late Dr. Samuel Orr and Sallie Marvil Black.
A graduate of Spartanburg High School and Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA, where she was president of the student body and received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.
After serving as an assistant dean of Queens College in Charlotte, NC, she moved back to Spartanburg, was married and dedicated her time to community activities.
She was a lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg. In 1982, she was awarded the David W. Reid Award, Spartanburg's highest honor for volunteer service to the arts. She was a former president of the Spartanburg Little Theatre, to which she devoted considerable time for more than 40 years. She also started the David W. Reid Playhouse Fund at the Spartanburg County Foundation, where she served as advisory committee chairman. She was a founder of the Spartanburg Youth Theatre, was a member of the first board of the Ballet Guild (now Ballet Spartanburg), and was a member of the boards of the Arts Council, the Art Association (County Museum of Art) and the Music Foundation. A former president of the Friends of the Arts, she was the first co-chairman of the Friends' Beaux Arts Ball, which she chaired three times. She also was a life member of the boards of the Little Theatre and Ballet Spartanburg. She was the first woman to serve as a member of the Spartanburg Planning Commission. She was a former president of the Spartanburg Junior League and had served on the boards of the Salvation Army and Travelers' Aid. A former president of the Assembly, she was a member of the Book and Flower Club, the Book and Garden Club and the Fortnightly Flower Club.
Surviving are her son, Henry Walter Barre II; a daughter, Sallie Barre James; three grandchildren; a brother, Dr. Samuel Orr Black Jr.; and nieces and nephews.
Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at First Presbyterian Church. Burial followed in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorials could be made to Mary Black Foundation, 945 East Main St., Spartanburg, 29302; or to David W. Reid Playhouse Fund, c/o the Spartanburg County Foundation, 320 East Main St., Spartanburg, 29302.
Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel
Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg Herald Journal
9–28–99 C2
Shirley Black Barre, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, September 27, 1999, in Mary Black Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness.
A native of Spartanburg, she was the widow of Claude Bertram Barre and daughter of the late Dr. Samuel Orr and Sallie Marvil Black.
A graduate of Spartanburg High School and Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA, where she was president of the student body and received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.
After serving as an assistant dean of Queens College in Charlotte, NC, she moved back to Spartanburg, was married and dedicated her time to community activities.
She was a lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg. In 1982, she was awarded the David W. Reid Award, Spartanburg's highest honor for volunteer service to the arts. She was a former president of the Spartanburg Little Theatre, to which she devoted considerable time for more than 40 years. She also started the David W. Reid Playhouse Fund at the Spartanburg County Foundation, where she served as advisory committee chairman. She was a founder of the Spartanburg Youth Theatre, was a member of the first board of the Ballet Guild (now Ballet Spartanburg), and was a member of the boards of the Arts Council, the Art Association (County Museum of Art) and the Music Foundation. A former president of the Friends of the Arts, she was the first co-chairman of the Friends' Beaux Arts Ball, which she chaired three times. She also was a life member of the boards of the Little Theatre and Ballet Spartanburg. She was the first woman to serve as a member of the Spartanburg Planning Commission. She was a former president of the Spartanburg Junior League and had served on the boards of the Salvation Army and Travelers' Aid. A former president of the Assembly, she was a member of the Book and Flower Club, the Book and Garden Club and the Fortnightly Flower Club.
Surviving are her son, Henry Walter Barre II; a daughter, Sallie Barre James; three grandchildren; a brother, Dr. Samuel Orr Black Jr.; and nieces and nephews.
Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at First Presbyterian Church. Burial followed in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorials could be made to Mary Black Foundation, 945 East Main St., Spartanburg, 29302; or to David W. Reid Playhouse Fund, c/o the Spartanburg County Foundation, 320 East Main St., Spartanburg, 29302.
Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel
Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg Herald Journal
9–28–99 C2
A native of Spartanburg, she was the widow of Claude Bertram Barre and daughter of the late Dr. Samuel Orr and Sallie Marvil Black.
A graduate of Spartanburg High School and Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA, where she was president of the student body and received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.
After serving as an assistant dean of Queens College in Charlotte, NC, she moved back to Spartanburg, was married and dedicated her time to community activities.
She was a lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg. In 1982, she was awarded the David W. Reid Award, Spartanburg's highest honor for volunteer service to the arts. She was a former president of the Spartanburg Little Theatre, to which she devoted considerable time for more than 40 years. She also started the David W. Reid Playhouse Fund at the Spartanburg County Foundation, where she served as advisory committee chairman. She was a founder of the Spartanburg Youth Theatre, was a member of the first board of the Ballet Guild (now Ballet Spartanburg), and was a member of the boards of the Arts Council, the Art Association (County Museum of Art) and the Music Foundation. A former president of the Friends of the Arts, she was the first co-chairman of the Friends' Beaux Arts Ball, which she chaired three times. She also was a life member of the boards of the Little Theatre and Ballet Spartanburg. She was the first woman to serve as a member of the Spartanburg Planning Commission. She was a former president of the Spartanburg Junior League and had served on the boards of the Salvation Army and Travelers' Aid. A former president of the Assembly, she was a member of the Book and Flower Club, the Book and Garden Club and the Fortnightly Flower Club.
Surviving are her son, Henry Walter Barre II; a daughter, Sallie Barre James; three grandchildren; a brother, Dr. Samuel Orr Black Jr.; and nieces and nephews.
Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at First Presbyterian Church. Burial followed in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorials could be made to Mary Black Foundation, 945 East Main St., Spartanburg, 29302; or to David W. Reid Playhouse Fund, c/o the Spartanburg County Foundation, 320 East Main St., Spartanburg, 29302.
Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel
Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg Herald Journal
9–28–99 C2
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