Barbara Ann Argabrite of Vienna, WV, passed away at her home on Saturday, January 23, 2021, following a year long battle with cancer. She was born in Parkersburg on July 16, 1937 and was the daughter of Wilbur “Dick” Kendal Foster and Helen Tice Foster. She remained in the Parkersburg/Vienna area all her life.
Barbara was married to Jimmie Ray “J.R.” Argabrite on December 27, 1957, until his passing in 2012. They were married for 55 years. She is survived by her two daughters and their spouses: Rachel Phillips (Roger) of Morgantown, WV and Susan Supcoe (Robert) of Leesburg, VA. She has three granddaughters: Bethany Miller (Andrew) of Knightdale, NC, Sarah Bishop (Sean) and Annie Reynolds of Morgantown, WV. She also has two grandsons: Dan Shearer (Andrea) of Washington, PA, and Robert Supcoe II of Leesburg, VA. She was blessed with three great grandchildren, Jackson (NC), Harper and Foster (WV). Barbara is also survived by her two brothers and their spouses: Richard Kendall Foster (Deanna) and Robert Wayne Foster (Erma), both of OH.
Barbara had a successful career as a residential real estate agent and subsequently owned her own business as a real estate appraiser in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Following a few short years of retirement, she began a second career in retail sales/management with Kohl’s Department Store, where she worked full time for the last 15+ years.
Barbara was an avid seamstress and crafter. She was skilled in embroidery and quilting. She loved learning new skills such as knitting and crocheting. She loved history and reading nonfiction historical books. She was a lifelong lover of politics and proudly patriotic. She was fiercely protective of her family, had a wonderful sense of humor and a beautiful smile. She also adamantly loved her pets over the years. She was a member of Stout Memorial Church and found lasting friendships in her work family later in life.
Following a small graveside service Saturday, January 30 at 2:30pm, the family is planning a celebration of her life at her home at a date in early spring for friends and family.
Online condolences may be left at www.leavittfuneralhome.com
Barbara was married to Jimmie Ray “J.R.” Argabrite on December 27, 1957, until his passing in 2012. They were married for 55 years. She is survived by her two daughters and their spouses: Rachel Phillips (Roger) of Morgantown, WV and Susan Supcoe (Robert) of Leesburg, VA. She has three granddaughters: Bethany Miller (Andrew) of Knightdale, NC, Sarah Bishop (Sean) and Annie Reynolds of Morgantown, WV. She also has two grandsons: Dan Shearer (Andrea) of Washington, PA, and Robert Supcoe II of Leesburg, VA. She was blessed with three great grandchildren, Jackson (NC), Harper and Foster (WV). Barbara is also survived by her two brothers and their spouses: Richard Kendall Foster (Deanna) and Robert Wayne Foster (Erma), both of OH.
Barbara had a successful career as a residential real estate agent and subsequently owned her own business as a real estate appraiser in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Following a few short years of retirement, she began a second career in retail sales/management with Kohl’s Department Store, where she worked full time for the last 15+ years.
Barbara was an avid seamstress and crafter. She was skilled in embroidery and quilting. She loved learning new skills such as knitting and crocheting. She loved history and reading nonfiction historical books. She was a lifelong lover of politics and proudly patriotic. She was fiercely protective of her family, had a wonderful sense of humor and a beautiful smile. She also adamantly loved her pets over the years. She was a member of Stout Memorial Church and found lasting friendships in her work family later in life.
Following a small graveside service Saturday, January 30 at 2:30pm, the family is planning a celebration of her life at her home at a date in early spring for friends and family.
Online condolences may be left at www.leavittfuneralhome.com
Barbara Ann Argabrite of Vienna, WV, passed away at her home on Saturday, January 23, 2021, following a year long battle with cancer. She was born in Parkersburg on July 16, 1937 and was the daughter of Wilbur “Dick” Kendal Foster and Helen Tice Foster. She remained in the Parkersburg/Vienna area all her life.
Barbara was married to Jimmie Ray “J.R.” Argabrite on December 27, 1957, until his passing in 2012. They were married for 55 years. She is survived by her two daughters and their spouses: Rachel Phillips (Roger) of Morgantown, WV and Susan Supcoe (Robert) of Leesburg, VA. She has three granddaughters: Bethany Miller (Andrew) of Knightdale, NC, Sarah Bishop (Sean) and Annie Reynolds of Morgantown, WV. She also has two grandsons: Dan Shearer (Andrea) of Washington, PA, and Robert Supcoe II of Leesburg, VA. She was blessed with three great grandchildren, Jackson (NC), Harper and Foster (WV). Barbara is also survived by her two brothers and their spouses: Richard Kendall Foster (Deanna) and Robert Wayne Foster (Erma), both of OH.
Barbara had a successful career as a residential real estate agent and subsequently owned her own business as a real estate appraiser in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Following a few short years of retirement, she began a second career in retail sales/management with Kohl’s Department Store, where she worked full time for the last 15+ years.
Barbara was an avid seamstress and crafter. She was skilled in embroidery and quilting. She loved learning new skills such as knitting and crocheting. She loved history and reading nonfiction historical books. She was a lifelong lover of politics and proudly patriotic. She was fiercely protective of her family, had a wonderful sense of humor and a beautiful smile. She also adamantly loved her pets over the years. She was a member of Stout Memorial Church and found lasting friendships in her work family later in life.
Following a small graveside service Saturday, January 30 at 2:30pm, the family is planning a celebration of her life at her home at a date in early spring for friends and family.
Online condolences may be left at www.leavittfuneralhome.com
Barbara was married to Jimmie Ray “J.R.” Argabrite on December 27, 1957, until his passing in 2012. They were married for 55 years. She is survived by her two daughters and their spouses: Rachel Phillips (Roger) of Morgantown, WV and Susan Supcoe (Robert) of Leesburg, VA. She has three granddaughters: Bethany Miller (Andrew) of Knightdale, NC, Sarah Bishop (Sean) and Annie Reynolds of Morgantown, WV. She also has two grandsons: Dan Shearer (Andrea) of Washington, PA, and Robert Supcoe II of Leesburg, VA. She was blessed with three great grandchildren, Jackson (NC), Harper and Foster (WV). Barbara is also survived by her two brothers and their spouses: Richard Kendall Foster (Deanna) and Robert Wayne Foster (Erma), both of OH.
Barbara had a successful career as a residential real estate agent and subsequently owned her own business as a real estate appraiser in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Following a few short years of retirement, she began a second career in retail sales/management with Kohl’s Department Store, where she worked full time for the last 15+ years.
Barbara was an avid seamstress and crafter. She was skilled in embroidery and quilting. She loved learning new skills such as knitting and crocheting. She loved history and reading nonfiction historical books. She was a lifelong lover of politics and proudly patriotic. She was fiercely protective of her family, had a wonderful sense of humor and a beautiful smile. She also adamantly loved her pets over the years. She was a member of Stout Memorial Church and found lasting friendships in her work family later in life.
Following a small graveside service Saturday, January 30 at 2:30pm, the family is planning a celebration of her life at her home at a date in early spring for friends and family.
Online condolences may be left at www.leavittfuneralhome.com
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