Emily Aderholt Barrow
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Emily Aderholt Barrow, 90, went to Heaven on February 12, 2021. She passed away peacefully at home in Athens surrounded by her four daughters and several other family members.
She was born in Jefferson, Ga. on June 12, 1930 to Hewlett Edwin Aderholt and Nancy Boyd Arnall Aderholt. She was joyfully reunited with her parents, her husband Dr. Ben Barrow, siblings Edwin Aderholt and Betty Bailey, and many other loved ones.
She is survived by her four daughters: Nancy Barrow Davidson (Danny) of Athens, Betty Barrow McCanless (Andy) of Canton, Emily Barrow Salley (Hayes) of Monroe, and Audrey Barrow Watson (Rob) of Griffin; grandchildren: Benjamin Barrow Parrott (Amber), Andrew Lee McCanless, Jr. (Suzanne), David Barrow McCanless (Shannon), Michael Joseph McCanless, Audrey Salley Russo (Josh), Matthew Benjamin Salley (Jillian), Emily Sarah Watson and Robert Coleman Watson, III (Sarah); step-grandchildren Paul Davidson, Jr., Jennifer Meachum, and Jessica Tatum; great-grandchildren Jane Utah Parrott and Quinn Barrow Parrott; and step-great grandchildren Hannah Meachum, Raegan Tatum, Trip Tatum, Julie Tatum, Melanie Davidson, Katie Davidson, and Kelli Davidson.
She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1947. After attending Shorter College in Rome, Ga., she graduated in 1951 from the University of Georgia in Athens with a B.A. in English Literature. She was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
She met the love of her life, Ben, when they were camp counselors at Camp Dixie in Clayton, Ga. in 1949. They married in 1950 and started married life in Athens before moving to Killeen, Texas, Elizabethtown, Ky., North Augusta, S.C., Macon, Ga., Monticello, Ga., and finally back to Athens again in 1974.
In Athens she was a member of the Beechwood Hills Garden Club, the "Walker-Talker" group (emphasis on the talker!), and the First Presbyterian Church and choir. She loved reading, gardening, fashion, and singing. Her most amazing gift, however, was getting to know and care for people?even total strangers. She talked with and grew to know the sales people at department stores (especially Belk), the servers at restaurants (she knew everyone including the cooks at IHOP), and even strangers she met while on vacation. She learned of their lives and their families and was truly interested in them. Her trips to Sam's Club took hours longer because she had to "catch up" on the news of the children, grandchildren, etc. of every single one of the people handing out free samples.
Her friends and family treasured her ever-present smile, laughter, and quick wit. It seems as if everyone has a funny story to tell about her and this would become a book if even a few of them were included. Although she had some memory loss in the last few years, she never lost her sense of humor and would laugh and joke with her daughters and others.
Special thanks to Alicia Hooper and the staff at Highland Hills Memory Care, Laurie Godfrey, and the staff at Inspiring Hospice for loving and caring for her.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to https://inspiringhospicefoundation.com.
A memorial service will be held at Bernstein Funeral Home, 3195 Atlanta Hwy., Athens, Ga., on Saturday, February 20, at 11:00 a.m. The service will be live-streamed via the Bernstein Funeral Home Facebook page. The family will be available for visitation at 10:00 a.m. A private burial will follow the service.
Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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