Barbara McDougall

Barbara McDougall

Greenville

Barbara Gillman McDougall, 93, widow of George Edward McDougall, died Thursday, May 24th 2012.

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Eveline May Jeffery and Henry Charles Lionel Gillman.

She was a graduate of the University of Alberta with a BS degree and a member of the Pi Phi Sorority.

Barbara was a member of the Crescent Music Club and served as president from 1959 until 1961. She sang with the Crescent Trio for 35 years and through their singing raised money for the Crescent Music Club Scholarship Fund. She was also a member of the Wildwood Garden Club and served as its president from 1972 until 1973. She was a member of the Quadrille and a former member of the Carillon.

Barbara and George McDougall were one of the founding families of the Church of The Redeemer where she was the director of the junior and senior choirs and was an active member of the Altar Guild.

At the time of her death she was a communicant of Christ Church Episcopal and a member of the Altar Guild and for many years loved making her golden angels for the church bazar.

Barbara had a great impact on the development of the Greenville Little Theatre, serving on the Board for several terms. She was Chairman of the Board when long time director Bob McLane retired and Lake Williams was hired as his successor. She was also on the Board that hired Allen and Suzanne McCalla, as directors, in 1993. Barbara performed in twelve productions including Lady In The Dark, the first musical ever produced by the Greenville Little Theatre. In that musical, she played the lead and won a Best Actress Award for her performance. She also appeared in The Boyfriend, Oklahoma, The King and I (as Anna), The Women, South Pacific, My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, Camelot, Promises, Promises, and Alone Together. From 1948 until 2005 she either performed in or saw all but two plays produced by the Greenville Little Theatre.

Surviving are a daughter; Dianne McDougall Prevost and her husband, Earle, three grandchildren; Lillian Prevost Monroe and her husband John, Christie McDougall Prevost, and George Davis Prevost, and a great grandson; John Riser Monroe, Jr.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 11, at Christ Church Episcopal at 2p.m. Entombment will be in Christ Churchyard Columbarium.

Memorials may be made to The Greenville Little Theatre, 444 College St. Greenville, 29601, Crescent Music Club, c/o Frances Beam, 17 LaVista Ct. Greenville, 29601, or Christ Church, 10 N. Church St., Greenville, 29601.

The family is at 425 Crescent Avenue.

The Mackey Mortuary.