Ethola Mae Barr

Ethola Mae Robinson Barr, age 76, passed away at home July 12, 2015. Ethola was born to Vesta Mae Logan Robinson and Walter Robinson Jr. on March 7, 1939. She graduated from Paola High School in 1957. She was united in marriage to James Edward Kimball and they lived in Wichita, Kansas and had one child. James passed away and Ethola moved to Paola. She was employed at the Osawatomie State Hospital. She remarried and had three children. She went back to school to become a nurse. Ethola moved closer to home when her mother became ill. She was an active member of St. James AME Church in Paola. She is survived by four children, Pamela Sue Miller, Wesley Regan Barr, Darrell Lee Barr/Simpson, Leslie Keith Kimball, 13 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and one sister, Peggy Ann Robinson. Memorials may be made to the Olathe Hospice. To share a memory of Ethola or leave a special condolence message for her family, please click the Share Memories button above.