1932 – 2018

Barbara passed away after a short illness on Wednesday ,May 30, in Kamloops.
Barbara was born in Revelstoke on September 26, 1932, the only child of Russell and Doreathea Southworth.
After high school she moved to New Westminster to train as a nurse at the Royal Columbia Hospital. After graduation she worked on the paediatric wards at the RCH and Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. Upon her marriage to Stane Johnson, in 1956, they moved to the lower mainland, returning to Kamloops with their family in 1972.
Barbara was very active in the early years of the Kamloops Art Gallery and was a long time member of the Kamloops Arts and Crafts Club. There was not a craft that she did not want to try. Barbara is probably best remembered for her pine needle baskets. There were also many a child who slept under her whimsical baby quilts. She and Stane also spent many a winter day working on miniature houses, including a couple that became end tables in her living room.
She was predeceased by her husband Stane and survived by her children, Patricia, Margaret (Arthur Huffman), of Calgary; son David (Beth), of Kamloops; grandchildren, Sarah, Spencer and Michael and great-grandson, Jaxon.
At Barbara’s request there will not be a memorial service.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home, Kamloops, B.C.

Condolences may be expressed at www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

• Date : 2018-05-30
• Location : Kamloops, B.C.