Barbara-Botfield-Obituary

Barbara Botfield

Los Angeles, California

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August 1, 1925 - May 2, 2021 Born in West Bromwich, England, Barbara's most vivid hometown memories involved hearing sirens, and racing through the streets to duck into the closest air raid shelter during WWII. She never lost her love of England and was forever moved to tears by any patriotic...

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It´s with my deepest condolences to see Barbara has left us. Since I was a baby she and her family back in England have been very kind and good friends. Last time I saw Barbara was when Chelsea came to see her Uncle Tom in West Bromwich. I´ve searched every year for news on Barbara using her maiden name via Chelsea´s profiles. She once sang "send in the clowns" which she recorded on cassette tape and gave the tape to my parents. Thank You for your friendship to myself and my family. You´ll...

I have very fond memories of Barbara from spending time with my grandmother, Elaine. She was a wonderful woman and I still think about her often. You are a woman that is greatly missed!

Today, I was thinking of my mom, Barbara Benson, which led me to think if The TallTones: Barbara Bottfield, Mom, Arlene Morris and Esther (Fields?). Your mom was my mom´s favorite friend in the world. Mom passed away in 2006. Rest in Peace Barbara Bottfield! Love to Teri and Chelsea and family.

I am so saddened to learn today too many months after Barbara´s passing, that she is gone! During the shutdown i´d Promised to take her out to lunch and just messaged her to set a date now i´m well and out of quarantine. It was Barbara who saved my mother´s life after Daddy died in `93, by dragging her to the Tam O´Shanter to sing. It became our community of singers. They´d all sung together in church choir. We´d have potlucks after that at my mom´s house and at Barbara's After the piano bar...

Barbara was my mother’s best friend, and a second mother to my sister and I. She was a breath of fresh air. I loved singing with her in church, and she always had sing-a-longs at her home parties. Barbara will be greatly missed by all her many friends.