Birth date: Oct 13, 1937 Death date: Jun 27, 2025
Barbara Lee (Collier) Barnhardt (87) passed away on June 27, 2025, at Woodlands Place Rehabilitation Suites, in Denison, TX. She was born in Greenville, TX, on Oct. 13, 1937, to Aubrey Lee and Florence (Monroe) Collier. She spent Read Obituary
Well my favorite memory was when I cussed the entire auditorium out from depts of my soul I yelled /screamed the way only she could of taught me to do. Well here I am on Stage dancing across the stage wig, knickers ,an platform shoes ,to David Bowie’s Hit single FAME )will at the height of my performance I felt a sting to my face ,,,it was a spit ball ,and then another ,and another and another along with paper wads ,, also horrific homophobic Slurs ,,, so so volatile an and the whole body of students chimed in .. So I stopped dance and riped everything off and proceeded to cuss every single audience member out! I silenced the entire room , I look out t the audience to see standing in aisle ,(my beutiful Mom ,,, Locked eyes with mine (Im in the 4rth grade ) But as she stood there in awe ,, So proud of her son ,as though a touch down on a football feild ‘ she wanted me to know that she was proud of my courage ,, Courage that she in that moment gave to me ,I found my backbone that day , ( an inner strength built to last my entire life ,, From that day forward I would never ever be bullied again .. I knew She was proud of me ‘’ And I was proud of me ,, My mom was a very special Lady a diamond with many many dimensions, A rare one of a kind ,,,The Most beautiful Mom in the whole wide world .
My favorite Memory was there are so many ,,It was when I cussed the intire audience out in the middle of this dance number I was doing to David Bowie in a talent show in Elementary school (in the middle of the number I ripped off my costume screamed horrific profanites , because I was being bulied by just about the whole auditorium (spit balls to my face ,Paper wads everywhere and the worst part was the yelling of homophobic remarks it was ruff. On a 4th grader to say the least ,put in the moment I ripped off ,my wig and costume and yelled with all my might, litterally from my soul . I silienced the intire auditorium.I look out to see my beutiful Mom standing in the isle she locked eyes with mine and was standing in awe of her son as though I made a touch down on a football feild .. In that moment I knew that she was so proud of her son for standing up for himself against all of the adversity . Beause of that my backbone and inner strength was discovered ..I had the most beautiful Mom in whole wide world . And in life I have never let anyone run over me or disrespect me ever ,,all coming from that day of encouragement.. I love you Mom .
