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Barbara Paynter Obituary
Sunset Beach
Barbara Claus Paynter, of Sunset Beach, born on May 25, 1938 in City Island, New York, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends, on February 9, 2012 after a short battle with brain cancer.
She was an energetic and active volunteer throughout her life including, but not limited to, the Shanghai Orphanage, Food Banks, Habitat for Humanity, Literary Council and fund raising for others. She enjoyed travel, visiting all 50 states and 59 countries.
Barbara is survived by her husband Alan, sisters, Rosemarie Claus and Franzine Chessic and her husband Ron, as well as three sons and their wives, Alan & Susan, Ronald & Agnes and Michael & Barbara, as well as her grandchildren, Corinne, Stephanie, Ian, Marisa, David and Veronica.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, February 11 from 2 to 5 pm at Lee Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm on Sunday, February 12 at Little River United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Center for Discovery, P.O. Box 840, Harris, NY 12742 or Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Center, 1406 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401.
A message of condolence may be sent to [email protected].
Lee Funeral Home & Crematory of Little River/North Myrtle Beach is serving the family.
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Bartman family
April 1, 2012
I never had the opportunity to personally make Barbara's acquaintance. However, I have heard many wonderful things about her from Susan. My heart goes out to Alan and Susan, and the entire family during this sad time. Our deepest condolences for your loss.
Tony, Ronda, Nick, Maddy, and Hannah
Tonia Thill
March 30, 2012
I am a friend of Susan and Alan's and did not have the pleasure of meeting Barbara but I heard she was a wonderful person. It is always hard to loose a loved one and I am so sorry your family has to feel this pain. From what I read she was quite a woman and very giving of her time.
Doreen Leigh
February 11, 2012
A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman.
"I've been thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone."
"The Wise Woman's Stone"
Author Unknown
Linda Rudick
February 11, 2012
Barbara was very energetic and selfless in giving her time to many charities. She was a Wednesday gal at Habitat forever and distributed clothes, linens to those in need.
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