Individual Details
Lucy Frank Barrow
(April 10, 1941 - September 15, 2005)
FAG 136435288
LANETT, Ala. —Mrs. Lucy Frank Barrow Champion, 64, was returned to our Lord on Sept. 15, 2005 following a long and courageous battle with cancer.
A service will be held on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Lanett with the Rev. Gene Webb and Dr. Hugh Richardson presiding. Burial will be held at Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Champion was born April 10, 1941 in Lanett to the late Frank and Lucille Barrow.
Dedicated to Christ as a young adult, Lucy ws a member of the First Baptist Church of Lanett where she was director of the fifth and sixth grade Sunday School Department for 25 years. She also served as WMU director, Vacation Bible School director and was very active in the Jolly Seniors group and helping with children’s church.
Lucy graduated from Lanett High School in 1959, where she was Miss Senior High, a member of the Beta Club, the Pep Club and the band. She graduated from Howard College in Birmingham in 1963 with a bachelor of science degree in home economics. At Howard, she was an active member and president of her sorority, Delta Zeta. As a junior, Lucy was crowned Maid of Cotton, an honor she has held twice. She was also business manager for the Bull Pup publication, a senior class officer, a member of Kappa Omicron Pi and Eta Epsilon (two honor sororities). Post-graduate studies included a master of education degree and sixth-year certificate in psychology from Auburn University.
She was dedicated to the care and education of both children and young adults and held teaching and counseling positions at the following schools: Dawson Street Elementary School in LaGrange, Ga., Troup County High School in LaGrange, Riverdale Elementary in Riverdale, Ga., and Clayton Junior College in Morrow, Ga. Lucy ended her long career at Southern Union State Community College where she taught until her retirement in 2002. She was honored in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers and was active in Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (an organization that promotes the professional and personal growth of women educators).
Other professional achievements include: West Point Pilot Club, American Heart Association (board member, 1988-89), Executive Board of Directors of East Alabama Mental Health Center (president, 1999-2001), Advisory Board of Directors of West Point Goodwill Industries (lifetime member).
Affectionately known as “Miss Lucy,” she will be fondly remembered in her community for her wisdom, loving smile and for being such a “southern lady.”
Lucy Barrow Champion is survived by a loving husband of 42 years, Bill Champion; two children, Frank and Laura Lane Champion; a daughter-in-law, Misty Champion and her three beautiful grandchildren, Chandlor, Cooper and Carson Champion.
The family will receive friends at McCarthy Funeral Home in West Point, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m.
LANETT, Ala. —Mrs. Lucy Frank Barrow Champion, 64, was returned to our Lord on Sept. 15, 2005 following a long and courageous battle with cancer.
A service will be held on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Lanett with the Rev. Gene Webb and Dr. Hugh Richardson presiding. Burial will be held at Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Champion was born April 10, 1941 in Lanett to the late Frank and Lucille Barrow.
Dedicated to Christ as a young adult, Lucy ws a member of the First Baptist Church of Lanett where she was director of the fifth and sixth grade Sunday School Department for 25 years. She also served as WMU director, Vacation Bible School director and was very active in the Jolly Seniors group and helping with children’s church.
Lucy graduated from Lanett High School in 1959, where she was Miss Senior High, a member of the Beta Club, the Pep Club and the band. She graduated from Howard College in Birmingham in 1963 with a bachelor of science degree in home economics. At Howard, she was an active member and president of her sorority, Delta Zeta. As a junior, Lucy was crowned Maid of Cotton, an honor she has held twice. She was also business manager for the Bull Pup publication, a senior class officer, a member of Kappa Omicron Pi and Eta Epsilon (two honor sororities). Post-graduate studies included a master of education degree and sixth-year certificate in psychology from Auburn University.
She was dedicated to the care and education of both children and young adults and held teaching and counseling positions at the following schools: Dawson Street Elementary School in LaGrange, Ga., Troup County High School in LaGrange, Riverdale Elementary in Riverdale, Ga., and Clayton Junior College in Morrow, Ga. Lucy ended her long career at Southern Union State Community College where she taught until her retirement in 2002. She was honored in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers and was active in Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (an organization that promotes the professional and personal growth of women educators).
Other professional achievements include: West Point Pilot Club, American Heart Association (board member, 1988-89), Executive Board of Directors of East Alabama Mental Health Center (president, 1999-2001), Advisory Board of Directors of West Point Goodwill Industries (lifetime member).
Affectionately known as “Miss Lucy,” she will be fondly remembered in her community for her wisdom, loving smile and for being such a “southern lady.”
Lucy Barrow Champion is survived by a loving husband of 42 years, Bill Champion; two children, Frank and Laura Lane Champion; a daughter-in-law, Misty Champion and her three beautiful grandchildren, Chandlor, Cooper and Carson Champion.
The family will receive friends at McCarthy Funeral Home in West Point, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Events
| Birth | April 10, 1941 | Lanett, Chambers County, Alabama | |||
| Death | September 15, 2005 | ||||
| Marriage | Bill Champion | ||||
| Burial | Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Huguley, Chambers County, Alabama |
Families
| Spouse | Bill Champion |
| Child | Frank Champion |
| Child | Laura Lane Champion |
| Father | Frank Hubert Barrow (1912 - 1972) |
| Mother | Lucille Hays (1915 - 1988) |