Marjorie Whitaker Whitaker Barrow

Marjorie Whitaker Barrow died Sunday, September 12, 2010 in Raleigh, NC after a brief illness. She was born October 2, 1913 in Asheboro, NC to Clara Spencer and Lonnie Lafayette Whitaker. She was a graduate of Women’s College in Greensboro with a degree in business. After graduation, Marjorie worked in Raleigh, NC for Carolina Power and Light, met and married John Knox Barrow, Jr. and moved to Zebulon, NC where she began her family. Later Marjorie moved to Ahoskie, NC where she lived for a number of years and raised two sons. From Ahoskie, she moved to Augusta, GA, when her husband became an executive with the Georgia Pacific Company. During the past eight years, she has lived Raleigh, NC.

Marjorie’s hobbies included traveling and gardening. She was an active member in Colonial Dames and a flower show judge.

Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband John Knox Barrow, Jr. and her son, Hunter Spencer Barrow. She is survived by her son, John K. Barrow, III and wife Carol of Basking Ridge, NJ, Cande (Mrs. H. Spencer) Barrow of Raleigh, NC, grandsons John Knox Barrow, IV of New York City, Hunter Christopher Barrow and wife Penelope and great-granddaughter Hannah Lane Barrow of Atlanta, GA, Byron Spencer Barrow of Atlanta, GA, Samuel Lane Barrow and wife Yvonne and great-granddaughter Spencer Louise Barrow of Raleigh, NC.

A graveside service will be held for friends and family at 10:00 AM, Thursday, September 16 at the Historic Oakwood Cemetery, 701 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Prevent Blindness, NC, 4011 Westchase Blvd., #225, Raleigh, NC, 27607. Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, St. Mary’s Street, Raleigh, NC is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be sent to www.brownwynne.com