Barbara A. Plotts

Statesboro, Georgia - Barbara A Plotts, 87 of Statesboro, Georgia passed away on Monday, July 7, 2025 after a long illness. Born in Hollywood, Florida to the late Herbert and Gladys (Batson) Pickett, Barbara moved to Lafayette, New Jersey, where she met her husband, Robert A. Plotts, Sr.. They were married for 66 years and raised five children in Lafayette, where they spent most of their life together. After retiring, they moved to the Carolinas, where they lived for 25 years. Barbara recently moved to Statesboro, Georgia. Barbara was well-known for her cooking and her baking; especially her upside-down pineapple cake. She also was known to always do laundry, no matter what the weather was; the wash was always on the line. Barbara also drove a school bus for many many years. Barbara was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Lafayette Fire Department and spent many years in the Lafayette fire house with her hands always in a dish pan helping! Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Robert A. Plotts, Sr.; her brother, Bert Pickett of Branchville, New Jersey and her brother,Wayne Pickett of Florida. Barbara is survived by her five children, Robert A. Plotts, Jr. and his wife Candy from West Virginia, Robin L. Matthews and her late husband Ted of Georgia; Luann Walter and her late husband Gil of Pennsylvania, Dale Plotts and his wife Hope of Georgia, and Ruth "Missy" Sullivan and her husband Jim Sullivan of South Carolina; her sister, Joy Johnson of Wisconsin; several grandchildren and many great grandchildren that she loved and cherished very much; many nieces and nephews; and her sister-in-law's, Janet and Ruth that she was very close to.
Graveside services will be held at 12 noon on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at Frankford Plains Cemetery in Augusta. Funeral services have been entrusted to the Pinkel Funeral Home, 31 Bank Street (Route 23), Sussex. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.pinkelfuneralhome.com