Barbara "June" Waters

Barbara “June” (Wright) Waters, 88, passed away on July 11, 2025, at the Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. She was born on May 27, 1937, at her family’s farm in Philippi, West Virginia to the late Thomas Brooks Wright and Ruth (McVicker) Wright. June is survived by her son, Creighton Waters (Betsy), daughter Elizabeth Bline (Scott), grandchildren Samuel Waters and Madeleine and Evelyn Bline. June is survived by two sisters, Louise Riddle of St. Clair Shores, Michigan and Donna Rogers (Robert) of Statesville, North Carolina, in addition to several beloved nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, James Kirk Waters.

June was a 1955 graduate of Grafton High School. She married James Kirk Waters of Grafton, West Virginia on August 12, 1960, in Martinsburg, West Virginia. June dedicated much of her life to service and creativity. She began her career for the C&P Telephone Company as a switchboard operator in Grafton, West Virginia, a role she also held after moving to Martinsburg. She then left C&P to raise her children, and it was during those years she worked as a freelance artist, designing and painting many eye-catching signs for local businesses. Later she returned to work as a subcontractor for the ATF Field Office in Martinsburg where she eventually retired. Her hard work and warm presence left a lasting impact on those who worked with her. June loved going on family camping and fishing trips and after retirement, enjoyed traveling with Kirk to places like Hawaii, Italy, and Ireland.

June was a naturally gifted artist and excelled at several mediums including: painting, drawing, sewing, quilting, and sculpting. She practiced fine art and painted countless works for friends and family. She could always be found sketching ideas in notebooks, and her grandchildren never missed an opportunity to draw, paint, or sew with her.

June was a lifelong Christian. She grew up in the Methodist faith but later converted to Catholicism and was a long time member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Family and friends will be received at Rosedale Funeral Home on Thursday, July 17, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Services will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Martinsburg, West Virginia, on Friday, July 18, 2025, at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at the St. Leo Catholic Church Cemetery in Inwood, West Virginia.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle in gratitude for the outstanding care and compassion they provided.