Barbara C. (Gray) Metivier, 82, of New Bedford died Saturday December 24, 2011 at the Royal of Fairhaven. She was the wife of Edward Metivier, Jr.; they had been married for 64 years.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Charles F. and Marie Louise (Girard) Gray, she lived in New Bedford for all of her life.
She was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish.
Mrs. Metivier was very involved in many ministries and activities at Sacred Heart Church and was a member of the Sacred Heart Choir. She enjoyed sewing and made numerous items of clothing. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
Survivors include her husband; two children, Robert W. Metivier of New Bedford and Karen A. Metivier Carreiro of Annandale, VA; two sisters, Eileen Dufresne of Lakeville and Veronica Dufresne of Arizona; four grandchildren, Carolyn Carmody, Brian Metivier, Natalie Carreiro, and Nicholas Carreiro; four great-grandchildren, Ashley, John, Tyler, and Kayleigh; and several nieces and nephews.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10 AM at Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Tuesday from 4-8 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472 or the Royal of Fairhaven, 184 Main St., Fairhaven, MA 02719. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.