Barbara B. Daniel, 81, of Clarksville, TN died Tuesday April 19, 2011 at Gateway Medical Center.
Services will be held Saturday April 23, 2011 at 11 a.m. at Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Chapel with Rev. B.J. Brack and Charles Boyd officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. until the hour of the service.
Barbara was born August 16, 1929 in Indianapolis, Indiana, daughter of the late Brace Beemer and Evelyn Couvert Beemer. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Robert, J.D., and Richard Beemer.
For many years, Mrs. Daniel taught pre-school and kindergarten children, operating the Montessori School of Clarksville. A member of the New Providence United Methodist Church, she was a long-time member of the choir. She was also an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Laureate Eta Chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi, and the Students Club.
Survivors include her husband Sinclair Daniel, Jr.; three sons, Bob Daniel (Sally), Nashville, TN; Brace Daniel (Carol), Huntsville, AL; and Richard Daniel, Clarksville; six grandchildren, Sarah Daniel, Graeme Daniel (Kelly), Brace Daniel, Jr, Brooks Daniel, Jillian McGraw, and Jonathan McGraw; and great-grandchild, Myles Daniel.
Pallbearers will be Graeme Daniel, Brace Daniel, Jr., Jonathan McGraw, David Crook, Tommy Armistead, and Lyle Hamilton. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Harris and Alton Way.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the New Providence United Methodist Church Choir Fund are requested.
Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040. Online condolences may be made at www.neal-tarpley.com.