BARBARA FUNKHOUSER

She was my deskmate at the Times for three years. I learned much from her and miss her greatly. I remember her being totally intimidating me for the first month or so as I was young and this was my first job as a reporter for a daily newspaper. But gradually I discovered what a great and giving person she was. Can remember having many conversations with her about newspapers, reporting, eggs, her mother, waxing ice trays and so much more. After I moved to New York to edit a travel magazine...

I will miss Barbara and her cute sense of humor with the gruff exterior . We collaborated on stories about the plays at the Community Theater in El Paso and shared gardening secrets when I moved to Las Cruces. There was nobody like her in this area.Carole Grady

Barbara, Barbara, Barbara. You have left us too soon and I will miss you. I was a new neighbor off Fairacres Road in 1989, and was immediately drawn to Barbara's rose adobe, shaded by tall trees, ringed with flowering bushes, often beckoned by handmade signs announcing ‘grapes' or other fruit in season. I met Barbara, and knowing nothing about her past, found her fascinating, feisty and compassionate (how many kitties are you feeding today?) Under the pressure of huge development...

There will never be enough space here or elsewhere to describe the deepest heartfelt memories for me and family of my 'Old Maid Aunt', as I always affectionately called her, even though we weren't kin. Our long association & enduring friendship began in '72, & over many of the years that ensued for the decade-plus that followed, I worked directly under Barbara at the EP Times, first as Asst. Entertainment Ed., then later as Asst. Edit. Ed. & ultimately, when she achieved the pinnacle of 1st...

Barbara was not only my friend and mentor, but my mother's friend and partner when both were in their early days of journalism at the El Paso Times. Many fond memories of this tough newspaperwoman who blazed trails for all of us.

A Grand Lady That Is Missed Already...Our Thoughts And Prayers Are With Her Family During This Difficult Time...Barbara and LK Terrell

I owe my 40-year career in journalism to Barbara, who helped me get my first job in the World of Women at the El Paso Times. And I'm so glad she remained my friend for all those years. I last saw her in May and she told me, "You know, you're the only one still around I can talk journalism with." Bless you, Barbara.

Barbara was one of a kind. I remember her fondly.