Obituary of Beatrice Barrio

Charleston, SC Beatrice Kew Barrio passed away quietly on August 15, 2016. She was surrounded by her husband of 66 years, James A. Barrio, and daughters Deborah B. Belisle (Alex) and Donna Jean Barrio (Lynn West), all of Charleston, SC. Beatrice leaves her brother James R. Kew (Jamie) of Henderson, NV., grandchildren Capt. Scott Brown of Haleiwa, HI, Jennifer Brown of Tampa, FL, Denise Kurtz of Canandaigua, NY and Lindsay Eppehimer of Charleston, SC. She also leaves behind 5 great-granddaughters and many nieces, nephews, cousins and members of her extended family. Beatrice was born in Lexington, MA on November 18, 1926 and moved with her family to Wellfleet, Cape Cod when she was 16 years old. She graduated from the Army Nurse Corps in 1945, at the conclusion of World War II. She met and married her life-long spouse, James, also of Wellfleet, in 1949. Beatrice served as a Public Health nurse for the town of Wellfleet and the lower Cape region. She was an active Girl Scout leader, providing a decade of service between 1955 and 1965. Her first and foremost devotion was to her family. However, she was quite active in the Order of the Eastern Star for over 50 years, serving locally for the Orleans, Massona and Sandwich chapters of the OES, and state-wide for the Massachusetts Grand Chapter of OES. Beatrice was also an active participant in the Art Guild of Yarmouth, MA, enjoying her time painting and displaying her artwork. Condolences may be sent to James Barrio at http://lowcountryfuneral.com/ and/or http://www.hallettfuneralhome.com/ . Donations or gifts may be sent to support the OES of Massachusetts and Lutheran Hospice (http://www.lutheranhospice.org/) of Mt. Pleasant, SC. A Memorial Service will be announced at a later date.