Barbara Farris

Barbara Jean Farris, 79, of Cape Girardeau, and formerly of Carbondale, Illinois, passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau, with her son and grandson by her side.

Barbara was born Jan. 7, 1936, to Richard Myers and Lillian Rolston Craig in Kirksville, Missouri.

She was of the Christian faith; a third generation PEO and member of the PEO chapters in both Carbondale and Cape Girardeau, from 1954 to 2015. She also was a member of the Stage Company from 1983 to 2012. Barbara was a daughter of Daughters of the Revolution and a former Scout mother.

Barbara was employed by Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, as support staff for three years. She met many famous actors and actresses. She was the first social worker at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale for 12 years, and she also worked as a guardian and advocacy for the state of Illinois for 15 years, until her retirement in 1995.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, C. Craig and Sherrie Payne Farris of Jackson; six grandchildren, Christopher Craig Farris of Rolla, Missouri, Abigail Lillian Farris and Dalton Thomas Farris, both of Jackson, Jonathon Erick Allen of Nashville, Tennessee, and Laurel Ashlie Allen and Tanner Payne Allen, both of Jackson; a brother and sister-in-law, Richard Rolston Craig and Karen Aeschliman of Lafayette, Louisiana; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her best friend, Milton Edward Farris, and her parents.

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until the time of service Sunday at Meredith Funeral Home of Carbondale.

Funerl services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Paul Hicks officiating. Burial will be private.

Memorial donations are the preferred form of remembrance and may be made to the Stage Company, and will be accepted at the funeral home.

Please visit www.meredithfh.com to share a story or memory of Barbara.