OBITUARY FROM SOUTHTOWN STAR (TINLEY PARK, IL) WEBSITE:
Sailor, Barbara Jean (nee Howorth), 83, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 30th 2011 at her residence with daughter Janet and son John by her side. She was born October 1st 1927 in Crossville, Tennessee. Daughter to Earl Gilbert and Winifred Howorth (Loshbaugh).
She is survived by her loving sister Elizabeth (Betty) Morgan; four children: Kathleen, Nancy, John (Cheryl) and Janet; four grandchildren: Isaac, James, Gina, Jonathan and many nieces and nephews as well as wonderful friends and caregivers. Her special laugh, playful smile, expressive nature and entertaining sense of humor will be sadly missed. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, H. Grant Sailor (March 2006), her brothers Gilbert Jackson Howorth (Jack) of Atlanta Georgia, Donald Howorth of Valparaiso, Indiana and sister Mary Segal (Howorth) of Seattle, Washington.
She attended the American Academy of Art and ballet classes in Chicago after working briefly in a war plant on Aircraft engines. She grew up in Hobart, Indiana, attended Hobart High and resided in Homewood for the last 56 years. A true naturalist at heart, she loved nurturing and maintaining her gardens and provided a sanctuary to the songbirds she loved. She received Homewood beautification awards for her masterful landscaping and flowerbeds which brought her much joy and happiness. She and her husband were both members of Saint Paul Community Church in Homewood where they contributed their artistic talents including painting murals for the Choir room and Children's Nursery, making bird houses for church fundraisers and the church model in the foyer. Together they enjoyed traveling, movie making and trips to the Art Institute.
Visitation Saturday, February 5th 10-12am, Service 12-1pm Saint Paul Community Church 18200 Dixie Hwy. Homewood, IL (708) 798-0700. Memorial donations may be made to the American Stroke Association: http://amha.convio.net/goto/bjsailor.
This information was obtained from: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/daily-southtown/name/barbara-sailor-obituary?id=26776610. The picture was obtained from the 1946 HHS Memories yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library, at: https://archive.org/details/HOHS1946Images/.