Mrs. Barbara Stouffer

Barbara Lee (Snyder) Stouffer departed earth and took her place in heaven on November 17, 2018. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, John Anderson Stouffer, sons, Mark Randall Stouffer of Middletown, CT and Joel David Stouffer of Marietta, GA, daughter-in-law, Laura Linn Stouffer (Mark’s wife) and grandson, Daniel Christian Stouffer (Mark and Laura’s son), a graduate student at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, MA. She was predeceased by parents Edgar Albertus Snyder and Lula Mae (Boward) Snyder and her sisters Dorothy, Evelyn, Margaret, and Madeline and brothers, Richard, Wilbur and Harry. Barbara was born July 29, 1935 in Hagerstown, Maryland. She was a 1953 graduate of Hagerstown High School and a graduate of the Washington County Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1956. After graduating, Barbara worked in the Obstetric Unit at Hagerstown Hospital. She recounted that country doctors often could not make it on time to a delivery, and that she had delivered over 50 babies. Barbara was an active member of the First Brethren Church in Hagerstown, teaching Sunday School, singing in the choir and doing many vocal solos. She studied music under John Carnahan. On May 31, 1957, she married the love of her life, John Stouffer. Barbara did not return to her nursing career after her sons were born. However, she and John did start a part-time business, Stouffers Mum Gardens in Hagerstown. For 20 years, they raised and sold over 6000 chrysanthemum plants each year. The business paid for Mark and Joel’s college educations at Virginia Tech. After her sons left for college, she started work as a home health nurse at the Washington County Health Department in Hagerstown, retiring after 17 years. In retirement Barbara and John worked for Imhage Travel, and escorted over 30 trips to Europe. In 2016, Barbara and John moved to an assisted living facility near Marietta Georgia, where her son, Joel, is living. Joel played the piano at the facility on Sundays to the delight of residents. In her last days, she received excellent care from the Hospice program of the State of Georgia. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at the Northside Chapel in Roswell, Georgia, officiated by Reverend Dr. James Lamkin, Northside Drive Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA. An interment ceremony will be held at 11:45 on Monday, November 26, 2018 at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia.

Mrs. Barbara Stouffer

July 29, 1935 - November 18, 2018