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BARBARA LOUISE GROVES

Barbara L. Groves, 80, of La Conner, died on Monday, November 30 at Island Hospital, in Anacortes, WA, with her sister by her side.

She was born on May 21, 1935, in San Bernardino, California, the daughter of Donald and Helen Condit Dunlap. Barbara was a very talented lady, who had a wonderful artistic eye. She was very well versed in quilting, gourmet cooking, writing and poetry. She was a freelance artist, specializing in textile art pieces.

Barbara also was well read, always having a book in hand, and she loved to teach. She served in the U.S. Navy as a WAVE during the early 1950s. Barbara was a long-standing member of the Fidalgo Island Quilters and belonged to a writers and poetry club.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Donald. Barbara is survived by her sister, Jeanne Marie Davey of New York; nephews Richard and Steve Davey; great-niece and nephews, Paris, Ethan, and Alexander Davey; step-children, Teresa Leighton, Geri Groves, and Catherine Kuhnle.

A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 10 at Evans Funeral Chapel in Anacortes.

A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 11, at Eden Cemetery on Guemes Island in Anacortes, followed by a memorial service at 12 noon at Evans Funeral Chapel.

Arrangements are in the care of Evans Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc., Anacortes, and the San Juan Islands. To share memories of Barbara, please sign the online guest register at http://www.evanschapel.com.

 

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