Barbara Kellam

Barbara H. Kellam, 84, wife of the late Lucius F. Kellam and formerly of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Friday, October 17, 2024, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore. A native of Chestertown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Terry J. Higbee and the late Rebecca Eder Higbee. Mrs. Kellam attended church from early childhood into her early twenties and later returned to church at the age of 37, when she was saved. She was a member of Exmore Baptist Church. She had a long working career as a secretary/ bookkeeper, having worked at General Electric Company in Lynchburg, VA, for six years; Bayshore Concrete Products in Cape Charles, VA, for fourteen years; and Northampton and Accomack Public Schools for twenty-five years at which time she retired. She went back to work as a part time bookkeeper at the Lighthouse Ministries for ten and a half years, retiring once again at the age of 77.

She is survived by a daughter, Jeannie Kellam Landon and her husband, Stevan, of Raeford, NC; a granddaughter, Ruth Ann Fossier (whom she raised and loved as a daughter) and her husband, Bryant, of Kingsland, GA; a granddaughter, Raven Landon; six great grandchildren, Emma Grace Kellam, Ryder Hurley, Sayler Hurley and Mila Hurley, Jolene Figueroa, and Lucie Fossier; a brother, Ira Higbee and his wife, Rita, of Painter, VA; numerous nieces and nephews; and a special best friend since 1966, Nanette Crumb Newell and her husband, Luis, of Tucson, AZ. Having been a lover of cats, she always had one or two all the years of her life and currently leaves behind Maisey. She was predeceased by a grandson, Nathan Joshua Landon and a half brother, John C. Higbee.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday,October 22, 2024, at 2:00 PM, at Doughty Funeral Home with Reverend Jonathan Carpenter officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Haven Cemetery. Family will join friends at Doughty Funeral Home from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Monday evening.

Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Exmore Baptist Church, 11624 Occohannock Neck Road, Exmore, Virginia 23350 or Shore Christian Academy, 36076 Lankford Highway, Belle Haven, Virginia 23306.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com

Arrangements were made by Doughty Funeral Home in Exmore, Virginia.