Barbara Mae Chartrand, 86, of Shumway passed away on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, at her home in Fountain Hills, with three of her surviving children by her side. A private family celebration of her life and burial in the Shumway Cemetery will be held to honor her final wishes. Barbara was born Jan. 16, 1930, in Globe to Bob and Azalea Jones. She went to high school in Globe and married Lee F. Chartrand on May 12, 1950. They were married for 64 years, and together owned and operated the Southwestern Stone Company in Taylor for 33 years. She is survived by four of her five children, Robert, Lloyd, Debra and Denise, as well as 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. She is reuniting with her husband Lee (2014), her son Don (2010), and two beloved grandsons, Roy Chartrand (2001) and Monty Eoff (2014). Barbara loved her many friends. She loved to laugh and her wonderful humor made everyone laugh with her. She loved to travel. She always knew where her shoes were so if someone said, “Let’s go…” she had her shoes on and was ready to go before you could finish. She loved to bowl and spent many years bowling in a league at the Show Low Bowl. She loved to play softball and racquetball. She was very active and you would never find her napping in the day, and to be honest, she couldn’t understand why anyone would. She would say, “You can nap when you’re dead.” So nap now, Mom. Sleep well and in peace. You earned it. She was first and foremost a mom–to her children, her children’s friends, her grandchildren, her neighbors’, friends’ and strangers’ children, and all the little baby animals that came into her life. She was just a beautiful, loving mom and friend to all. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to any charity of your choice or http://salvationarmyusa.org/usn/what-we-believe. Owens Livingston Mortuary of Show Low was in charge of the arrangements.
