Barbara Cruthers Simon

Barbara Cruthers Simon January 11, 1928 ñ January 3, 2010 On January 3, 2010, Barbara C. Simon passed away peacefully in Melbourne, FL, surrounded by her children. Barbara was the daughter of Raymond Crossley Cruthers and Alice Liesmann Cruthers. She was born in Hackensack, NJ, raised in West Englewood, NJ, and spent most of her adult life on Long Island, New York, living first in Massapequa and then on Lloyd Neck. In the early 90's, Barbara retired to St. Helena, SC. Barbara attended and graduated from Duke University where she met her beloved husband, Robert R. Simon. Her life was filled with raising her four children, serving on the board of Friends of the Beaufort County Library, volunteer work, and creating a lovely home. Her time was filled with her passion for gourmet cooking and gardening. Barbara was actively involved with two gardening clubs: The Three Harbors Garden Club on Long Island and the Sea Island Garden Club, where she also judged flower shows. Barbara also contributed her time and dedication to the Junior League of the North Shore of Long Island. In her later life, Barbara traveled extensively through Europe with her husband Bob and friends. Her husband Bob who passed away in 2005 precedes her in death. Barbara is survived by her four children and eight grand children; Joan (John), John IV, Kathryn Lohr; Rodney (Suzi), Nicholas, Meghan, Robert III Simon; Jeffrey (Brenda), Jeffrey Jr., Christopher, Tiffany; Robert Simon and Dmitriy Fataliyev. Barbara also has two surviving sisters; Rae Weaver and Joan Flood of Raleigh, NC. A celebration of Life will be held at the Dataw Island Club in St Helena, SC February 20th, 2010 at 2 pm.