It is with profound sadness we announce the sudden passing of Barb Byette, of natural causes at the home she shared with her mother. Sometime late Saturday, April 16, 2016 (or early Sunday, April 17, 2016) the angels came, and left us with wonderful memories.

Barbara Joyce was born April 7, 1946 at R.I.H, Kamloops, to Fred Hutchinson and Shirley Colquhoun. She was raised in the Beresford and Knutsford area, later the family of three moved to Springhill Dr. to be closer to school. She grew up in this area with her buddy Marilynne Piller and they shared many antics together, life was good.

Barb leaves her sons Jason (Dalyce) and Jack (Kirsten), granddaughter Sadie, step-grandchildren Brayden and Hannah, her maternal aunt Joyce (Arn) Armstrong and paternal aunt Betty Humphries. She also leaves many loving cousins of the Humphries, Hutchinson, Frolek, Giles and Armstrong families, relatives in Scotland and England and Derek (Jo) and children Jake, Georgia and Arjay of Australia.

She graduated from KSS, was secretary at NorKam for School District #24, worked in Calgary, travelled to Australia, settled in Victoria where she worked for lawyers, became a good friend of Annie and had her sons. We were elated when she brought the boys home to Kamloops. She worked with Frances Barnett, later rejoining School District #24 and serving as secretary at Valleyview and Sahali high schools. She took up travelling, with her Mom, sometimes with one of us lucky ones, to wonderful places, taking many pictures and returning with great stories. Many winter evenings were spent at Blazer Hockey games, with her Mom, sons and friends. She caught the family history fever and was a very active member of the Kamloops Family History Society. She loved to read, and always had an interest in where the next book store was, she painted when she was younger and took a course in carving wood. Everything Barb did, she did full throttle, volunteering with the “Cattle Drive”, and after Barb and Shirley’s move to Mayfair in July 2014 she threw herself into helping out with the front desk and organizing many things to do with the Mayfair community and residence.

We thank our Lord for the many memories that will be shared among the ranching families, former Woodward, Gillespie & Co., School District #24 employees,
neighbours and friends.

We’d like to say a special thank you to the RCMP, Paramedics, all of the Doctors and Nurses through the years, neighbours and friends. Please make a donation, if you would like, to a cause of your choice, “Pass it on” as these two wonderful ladies did.

Dual Memorial Service will be held in the Schoening Funeral Chapel at 11:00 am Sunday, May 15, 2016 with Pastor Arnie Armstrong officiating.

Following this service, friends are invited to the Knutsford Hall for a reception with the family.

Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

 

• Date : 2016-04-16
• Location : Kamloops, B.C.