Barbara Jean Boyd Corrion, age 94, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at St. Francis of Bellingham Care Facility.
She was born on June 5, 1916 in Bellingham, Washington to Ernest and Mary (Arentzen) Boyd.
Barbara was raised in Sedro-Woolley until the age of 12 when she moved to Acme, Washington. After her marriage to Clarence Corrion on April 4, 1954, she returned to Sedro-Woolley.
Barbara worked as a bank teller and operations supervisor for the National Bank of Commerce, later Seattle First National Bank and Bank of America. Barbara had been a member of Soroptimist of Sedro-Woolley. She was preceded in death by her husband Clarence in March of 1962.
She is survived by a sister-in-law, Clara Boyd of Darrington, a few cousins and numerous nieces and nephews.
At her request, there are to be no services with inurnment at the Sedro-Woolley Union Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Whatcom Hospice 2800 Douglas Ave Bellingham, WA 98225. Arrangements under the care of Lemley Chapel, Sedro-Woolley.
I always looked forward to seeing Aunt Barb at Christmas time. She always made me feel so special and grown up. Even as a little girl, she would sit and visit with me and asked questions about what I was doing. I have many great memories of times with her and letters we’d exchanged. She giggled that she knew the letter in the mail was from me because I only addressed it, “Aunt Barb.” The funny thing was, that I don’t think I even knew my Aunt Barb had a last name until I was in college. I remember the year she gave me several pieces of her mother’s Tea Cups from the years it was popular to exchange them at Tea Parties. She knew they would be important to me and that I would take care to pass them on. She and my Grandma both knew the importance of passing on family treasures and stories. That is just one of the many, many important values that they lovingly passed on.