Pauline "Polly" Barikmo

Polly was a graduate of Huntingdon College and majored in Education. She later went on to receive her masters in Education at Troy University. She taught school for many years including Sunday school at Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church. She took pleasure in music and sang in the church choir. She could play the piano. Polly won her piano at a minor league baseball game in Montgomery, Alabama in 1947. Her daddy bought a lot of raffle tickets because he knew she wanted that piano. The piano which many have heard the ivory keys and sing a-longs is still with the family.

Polly, her daughter Charlotte, and her sister Martha Lee were on a softball team in Snowdoun, Alabama in the 1970s. Her daughters and her nephews Don and Todd Hall were out there at every game cheering them on. The field was across the road from Hall Brothers Dairy and next to a cow pasture.

When line dancing became popular, Polly would “put on her dancing boots”, her western attire along with her shiny bling jewelry and go line dancing with her friends.

Polly was an avid reader. She even started up a book club. They would meet once a month to discuss a book that they had read. She was an excellent bridge player and a connoisseur of good food and chocolate. She enjoyed decorating her house for every holiday, especially Christmas. Polly was full of life and adored being with her family and friends.

Polly was preceded in death by her parents Hoke and Martha Williford, sister Martha Lee Hall of Montgomery, Alabama, her husband Lt. Col Norman Barikmo and Lt. John Worrell Jr. She is survived by her daughters Charlotte(Ron) Angotti Cormier, Carencro, LA; Missy Norman, Conway, SC; Tammy(Jeff) Maggie Valley,NC; Jennifer (Roger) Clyde Myrtle Beach, SC; eight grandchildren: Donald Mabry, Valencia Weeks, Justin and Joshua Lee, Cameron Clyde, Ashley( Dawson) Floyd, Lindsey and Haley Clyde; four great-grandchildren: Noah, Cameron, Jordan, and Chloe.

A Celebration of Life will be held on October 17, 2025 at 11:00 am by her pastor and long time friend, Rev. Brad Bellah. It will be held at Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church 2637 US 17 Business, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576.

A private inurnment will be held at a later date in Greenwood Serenity Memorial Gardens, Montgomery, Alabama.

Lee Funeral Home and Crematory, 11840 Highway 90, Little River, SC 29566 is assisting the family.