Caroline King Barnard Hall

1938 - 2017

Caroline King Barnard Hall, Associate Professor Emerita of English and Women’s Studies at Penn State University Beaver Campus, passed away on July 13, 2017 in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. She received her A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. from Brown University. During her career she taught at Fairleigh Dickinson University, University of New Orleans, Tulane University, Louisiana State University, Loyola of New Orleans, Xavier University of New Orleans, and Penn State University Beaver Campus. In addition, Caroline was awarded Senior Fulbright Lectureships at The University of Klagenfurt (Austria), University of Copenhagen, The Free University of West Berlin, and The University of Ljubljana (Slovenia). She was a noted scholar, publishing books and collaborating in anthologies on Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and Edith Wharton. She excelled at field hockey, tennis, skiing, and was an accomplished cellist. Born in Philadelphia on May 18, 1938 she was preceded in death by her parents York A. King and Margaret S. King and brother Timothy A. King. She is survived by her husband John R. Hall of Moon Township PA, a brother York D. King of Downingtown PA, nephews and a niece. Burial will be in Steve’s Settlement New Brunswick, Canada. A memorial service will be held at 10AM in Pittsburgh on Saturday, September 23rd at Heinz Memorial Chapel on the University of Pittsburgh Campus. Memorials may be made to The Pittsburgh Compline Choir, The Saint Thomas Choir School, Saint Thomas on Fifth Avenue, New York City, or The Grand Teton Park Association, Moose, WY.