Barbara Lorraine Jarrard

Barbara Lewis McKinnon Jarrard went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 29, 2018. She was 91years old. Barbara grew up in Everett, Massachusetts, where her father was the long time Mayor. She married Carl R. McKinnon with whom she had three daughters before Carl passed away. After his death she moved to St. Petersburg, FL to be with family. Here she met and married William J. Jarrard and had one son. Barbara lived most of her life in Canton, GA where she loved raising her four children. She enjoyed various volunteer work, especially working with her longtime friend, Vickie Cox, creating pads to ease the discomfort of cancer patients. Cooking was a passion; she was known for her Italian dishes and scrumptious desserts. She played music beautifully by ear on piano, utilizing the black keys much to the frustration of her piano teacher. (Wisely, she quit taking lessons and continued to play her way.) Barbara was extremely creative as a writer and story teller as well as being a prolific artist. She was an avid reader and especially loved books about the Civil War. Barbara never met a stranger. Her daughters' former boyfriends often came back to visit her throughout the years. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Frank E. and Dorothea Lewis, her brother, Frank E. Lewis, Jr., two sisters, Betty Jane Lewis and Joanne Lewis, two husbands, Carl R. McKinnon and William J. Jarrard, and her son, William Charles "Billy" Jarrard. Surviving are three daughters, Carol Jarrard Mclaughlin and husband George of Hayesville, NC, Linda Jarrard Faver of Sturgis, MS, and Susan Jarrard Harris and husband Steve of Ball Ground, GA. Grandchildren include Zack Faver and wife Jenna, Karen Neighbors and husband Brent, Tracey Beavers and Brandon Harris. Great grand children include Edie Laine and Olivia Mae Faver,Jett and Danica Beavers, and McKenna and Peyton Harris. She is also survived by one sister, Diane Lyons, of St. Petersburg,FL and several nieces, great nieces and a great nephew. The family wishes to thank the hard working, dedicated and loving staff of Hayesvile House, Hayesville, NC who made our Mother's last years as comfortable as possible. Please join us as we celebrate Barbara's life at Darby Funeral Home in Canton,GA on Sunday,July 8,at 4 PM. The family will receive friends from 2PM until 4 PM before the service. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Heart Association.

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Barbara Lorraine Jarrard

June 14, 1927 - June 29, 2018