Jeannette Boothe Barbour

Jeannette Boothe Barbour, 82, passed away peacefully at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC, with her family at her side, on Saturday, May 23, 2015. She was a lifelong resident of Durham. Jeannette was born on Thanksgiving Day, neember 24, 1932. She graduated from Durham High School 1951, where she was a cheerleader and continued to lead her class by organizing class reunions over the years. Following her marriage to Charles D. Barbour and starting their family, Jeannette was employed in a variety of positions, most notably for Home Savings and Loan of Durham. She completed her working years as a realtor with Chessoneealty. With her husband C. D., she learned to fly small planes and successfully flew solo. On the ground, she loved dancing, especially tap dancing, and was renowned as one of the Twinee Toe Twins, with her sister Jeanne. Jeannette was an avid bridge player aneenjoyed many social endeavors with area organizations and was a member of the Willowhaven Country Club. Always in love with Myrtle Beach, she and C. D. started out camping with their young family, theneetting a home there. She supported his golf game by keeping the family off the course and on the beach. Together they loved dancing and took up the native dance, ???The Shag.??? Back in Durham, Jeannette and C.D. were always active aneenjoyed traveling together during his tenee as Executive Director of the North Carolina Democratic Party. Jeannette would say that her greatest accomplishment was being a Mother, Mother-in-law, Aunt, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, giving love aneencouragement to all of her loved ones, supporting their hopes and dreams. Whether nearby or down in Florida or up north to Philadelphia, Jeannette traveled to attend births and many other family events. Married for nearly 64 years, Jeannette has dedicated the past 12 years to the care of her beloved C.D. who continues to live with Alzheimer???s. She was preceded ineeath by her parents, Alfred and Ara (Sykes) Boothe of Durham, her twin sister Jeanne and brother-in-law Norman Rinaldi of Raleigh. Surviving are: her husband, Charles D. Barbour; sisters and brother-in-laws, Ara and Philip Alford, Linda ???Bootsie??? and Tommy Hunt, and, Mona and Bill Cox of Sarasota, FL; children and spouses, Laura Leigh and David-Michael Kenney of Philadelphia, PA, Charles ???Chuck??? and Kathy ???Kat??? Barbour, Melissa B. Watkins of Raleigh, Josey and Drew Miketa; grandchildren, Ashley Watkins of Topsail Beach, Martina and Liliana Barbour-Pustinsky of Philadelphia, Melissa and Matthew Miketa of Durham; great grandchildren, Anthony Hendricks, and Fisher Whaley of Topsail Beach; and many nieces, nephews aneextended family. Jeannette???s family would like to thank her caregiver aneextended family member Carleeneeinhart. She has dedicated her last seveneears to the care of both Jeannette and her husband. She has worked very closely with the group at Nurse Care of North Carolina to include just the right folks, Shatockia ???Cookie??? Pervis, Ivy Inee and Christine Boone, that would enhance mom???s home care. A Memorial will be celebrated 2-4 p.m. Saturday July 25th at the Durham Conventioneenter located in the Marriott Hotel Downtown Durham. . Arrangements are entrusted to Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, Durham. Online condolences at www.hallwynne.com.