Barbara Ann Major

NEW LONDON - Barbara Ann Major, 61, 38 School St., New London died Thursday night at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a long illness.

She was born 3/19/1953 the daughter of the Late Harold and Margaret Ramus of New London.

Barbara grew up in New London, CT and embraced the culture, schooling and politics. Barbara was a popular, humorous, caring, and a well spoken woman who served her community the majority of her life. She was a very active member of the local Republican party and worked as the Republican Registrar of Voters for the last 20 years. Barbara also found time to be the secretary for the PBA National Little League, was instrumental at Harbor School PTO. She was a New London High School Whaler football mom (even when she had no children of her own in the program). Barbara served on the Board of Education, and was also a member of the New London Lodge of Elks and Kiwanis Club.

Barbara leaves behind her husband Tommie Lee Major and also leaves her 7 children Melissa Ford, Alexis Major Allison, Tommie Lee Barbadoe Major, Todd Major, Tyler Major, Jordan Reed and Damian Stalling who she thought of as her own son. Barbara had 4 grandchildren and 2 on the way. Barbara grew up on 38 School Street where she was blessed to raise her children. Barbara also leaves behind her sisters Rene Muehlberger, Tony Atwater and brother Thomas Ramus.

A Celebration of Barbaras Life will be held this Wednesday July, 16 at the New London High School, Cannamella Football field at 5pm and in the event of inclement weather will move into the Science and Technology Magnet High School. The family asks kindly for people not to send flowers, but to donate to a scholarship fund in Barbara's honor that can be donated to the Gridiron NLHS Whaler Booster Club, C/O Shannon Heap at Aldrich, Perkins, Mulcahy and Heap, LLC 567 Vauxhall St., Ext., Waterford, CT 06385 Byles Memorial Home, 99 Huntington St., New London is assisting the family with the arrangements.