Barbara Ann Holt Ford Wallmark

1934 - 2014

Barbara Ann Holt Ford Wallmark

December 11, 1934 - June 28, 2014

A celebration of life will be held Oct. 25, 2014, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at the home of her son, 73480 Buckboard Trail, Palm Desert. If you require transportation from Palm Springs to attend, please contact John Ford for arrangements or any other questions you may have regarding the celebration. John can be contacted at 760-776-4177 or by email at john.ford.sf@gmail.com. Barbara was born in St Louis, Missouri, to Marian Barbara Paschek (dec.). and Harvey Nichols Holt (dec.) She was the oldest of three children. The family moved around the country, stopping in Columbus, Ohio, before settling in Southern California. She graduated from Beverly Hills High School where she excelled at sports. She married in 1953 and had four children. Barbara then moved to Cupertino, California, with her family, returning to Southern California with her children and finally settling in Palm Springs where she put down roots and lived for nearly 40 years. She loved Palm Springs and saw herself as a native, reveling in the heat and social life. She was a very loyal friend and derived great pleasure from her many long-time relationships. She enjoyed talking about all the celebrities she met and those with whom she became friends during her lifetime. She worked at City National Bank for many years, where she met the love of her life, Donald Edward Wallmark, in 1972. They married in April 1983, living and traveling together very happily until his death in 1995. Barbara's health declined after his death and she sadly agreed to leave her home in Palm Springs and move to Touchmark Retirement Village in Vancouver, Washington, to be near her daughters. She chose Touchmark because they would accept her beloved Maltese, Mr. Bojangles. She quickly made new friends and lived at Touchmark until her death. She is survived by her four children Cheryl Ann Ford (Val Holzer); Christine Lee Ford Thomas Kennedy; John Milan Ford (Lisa Ford); and Susan Barbara Ford Bozarth (Michael Bozarth). She delighted in her five grandchildren, Nicholas and Brittany Ford; and John, Alexander and Emily Bozarth. In lieu of flowers, Barbara would have liked donations to go to the Stroke Recovery Center of Palm Springs or a charity of your choice.

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