WASHINGTON, D.C. Kathrine Veronica "Kay" Barnett, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at her residence in Washington, D.C., Dec. 24, 2012. She was 88. Mrs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Auswell Creed "Tex" Barnett in 1978. Mrs. Barnett was born in Philadelphia, Sept. 24, 1924, to Henry and Rose Grange. She moved to Washington as a teenager, and later met her husband while working as a bookkeeper at the YMCA. Mr. Barnett was the membership director, and the couple married in 1945. Mr. Barnett went on to become chief executive and owner of Tamblyn & Brown Inc., a fundraising consulting firm, where Mrs. Barnett also worked. The family lived in New York and Washington before moving to Winston-Salem in 1978. After Mr. Barnett's death, Mrs. Barnett devoted herself to raising her teenage son and later to working with charitable organizations. They included Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, Piedmont Opera, Samaritan Ministries, Alzheimer's Association of Western North Carolina, and Friends of Reynolda Manor Library. In 2006, she returned to Washington to participate in the lives of her grandchildren, whom she loved and adored. Donations may be made to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, 3655 Reed St., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27107.
Published by Winston-Salem Journal on Jan. 19, 2013.
Published by Winston-Salem Journal on Jan. 19, 2013.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Kathrine Veronica "Kay" Barnett, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at her residence in Washington, D.C., Dec. 24, 2012. She was 88. Mrs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Auswell Creed "Tex" Barnett in 1978. Mrs. Barnett was born in Philadelphia, Sept. 24, 1924, to Henry and Rose Grange. She moved to Washington as a teenager, and later met her husband while working as a bookkeeper at the YMCA. Mr. Barnett was the membership director, and the couple married in 1945. Mr. Barnett went on to become chief executive and owner of Tamblyn & Brown Inc., a fundraising consulting firm, where Mrs. Barnett also worked. The family lived in New York and Washington before moving to Winston-Salem in 1978. After Mr. Barnett's death, Mrs. Barnett devoted herself to raising her teenage son and later to working with charitable organizations. They included Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, Piedmont Opera, Samaritan Ministries, Alzheimer's Association of Western North Carolina, and Friends of Reynolda Manor Library. In 2006, she returned to Washington to participate in the lives of her grandchildren, whom she loved and adored. Donations may be made to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, 3655 Reed St., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27107.
Published by Winston-Salem Journal on Jan. 19, 2013.
Published by Winston-Salem Journal on Jan. 19, 2013.
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