Obituary of Barbara “Barb” Althouse

Barbara “Barb” Althouse, 81, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. Memorial Service: Monday, February 13, 2017, 11:00 a.m., First Presbyterian Church of Granbury, 303 W. Bridge St., Granbury, TX. Memorial: Should friends desire, memorials may be given to the Boys and Girls Club, 4322 E. US Highway 377, Granbury, TX 76049 or Friends for Animals, 2885 Fall Creek Highway, Granbury, TX 76049. Barb was born on March 31, 1935 in Harrisburg, PA to Dennis and Flora Cocklin. She was a graduate of Moravian College for Women, Bethlehem, PA. She enjoyed sewing and quilting and did sewing projects for Cook Children’s Medical Center and made dresses for children in an orphanage in Mexico. Barb was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Granbury. She actively volunteered for a number of organizations, including Meals on Wheels, Friends for Animals, a no-kill shelter and Habitat for Humanity. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Survivors: Husband of 60 years, Gerald “Jerry” Althouse; and children, Susan Lawler and husband Gary, Jerry Althouse, and Janet Althouse; grandson, Corey Althouse.