Beverly-Barnhart-Obituary

Beverly Jean Barnhart

Augusta, Georgia

Sep 5, 1935 – Sep 15, 2025 (Age 90)

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BORN
September 5, 1935
DIED
September 15, 2025
AGE
90
LOCATION
Augusta, Georgia

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Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, September 15, 2025, Beverly Jean Barnhart, 90.Beverly, the founding principal of John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, retired after more than twenty-five years with the Richmond County Board of Education. She helped raise the federal funding for...

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Blessed to have been connected to you and your husband LOVELL .. you both had such a servant heart for others and the AUGUSTA COMMUNITY .. Thank you for shining your Light of service to us in the CSRA

God Bless Mrs. Barnhart´s Heart for all of the Amazing Challenges and Changes she Faced while Creating so Many Wonderful Life Advantages for Countless Students, Parents, Communities, and so many more!!! Ms. Beverly´s Legacy will Continue to Live not only within the walls of DFA, but Mostly Within the Thousands of Hearts, Minds, and Talents-SHE Inspired Forever. My Sincere Condolences, Teresa B. (Previously Mitchum) Overstreet, Administrative Assistant, Guidance and Counseling Department...

I went to CT Walker, John S. Davidson, and AR. Johnson....CT Walker and John S. Davidson the first years they were magnet schools. I'm so thankful for the opportunities I had attending these unique schools. Mrs. Barnhart was the principal during the time I attended Davidson, and she knew most of us by name. As we graduated, we were so much more prepared for college than our peers at other schools in our area. This is a direct result of Mrs. Barnhart's vision. Thousands of lives were...

Beverly was a colleague and friend. I had the highest respect for her and her success as founder of Davidson. She touched so many lives. My sympathies to her family and friends.