Barbara Kay Smith

Barbara Kay Smith, of Santa Barbara, Ca died unexpectedly in Whitingham, Vermont on July 12. She was 83.

Barbara was born In Johnson, Vermont on October 11, 1939, the daughter of Wendell and Marion Hoisington. She had an older brother, Dean an older sister Faith and a younger brother Gaylord.
The family moved to Virginia and then to Germany, where Barbara finished high school. She met her husband, Philip, in 1975. Each was bewitched by the other and they fell deeply in love.

They spent the first 15 years living in Vermont, and then in Charleston, S.C, Houston, TX and Phoenix, AZ and finally settled in Santa Barbara, where they lived for the past 25 years. They enjoyed sailing and hiking in the mountains.

During the course of her life, Barbara worked in a real estate office in Stowe, Vt, Habitat for Humanity in Houston and as an administrative assistant at Santa Barbara City College, where she made many friends.

It was Barbara’s giving nature and beautiful smile that endeared her to everyone. She will be greatly missed.

She is predeceased by her two brothers, Dean and Gaylord and her sister Faith.

She is survived by her husband Philip, her son Glenn, his partner Oonagh, their daughter Fiona, her daughter Lisa, her husband Ronnie, her sister in law, Bobbie and several nieces and nephews.

She will be laid to rest in Stowe, Vermont, where her parents are buried.