Imogene "Jean" Woods Barwick's Obituary
Jean Barwick of Hardee County, Florida went to her eternal heavenly home on January 6, 2023.
Born June 29, 1942, in Cullman, Alabama, to the late Vernon and Mattie Woods, she joined a family of one sister, Betty, and thereafter a brother, Roger Woods. Jean met her future husband, Larry Barwick through her sister Betty. It was not love at first sight! Jean thought his ways were quite aggravating and he had an "air" about him that was not pleasing to her palate. Larry felt that she demonstrated an "uppity aura" which fueled that aggravating spirit.
As luck would have it, they soon married on October 4, 1958, in Opa Locka where he worked at Eastern Air Lines. Within a few years, she became the mother of three children, Larry "Dwayne", Kimbra "Kim", and Michael Dean Barwick. Together their family attended First Baptist of Opa Locka. In 1972, the family moved to Wauchula, Florida. They purchased "Bowl of Fun Lanes". Jean had a love for her customers that soon became her friends. Jean motivated a love for the sport of bowling in each patron. She also had a natural talent for coaching, which she delivered so freely to anyone who walked in the door, especially children. This love of coaching paired with her desire to help kids learn to bowl is what brought her to her special noteworthy achievements as the 2012 Florida State Youth Bowling Proprietor of the Year and the 2021 Hardee Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame Inductee.
She is survived by her beloved husband, Larry Michael Barwick of 64 years, and leaves behind her four children Larry Dwayne (Darby), Kimbra Hanshaw (Jeff), Michael Dean Barwick (Kathy), and Steve Smith (Michelle). She leaves behind four grandchildren, Colt Joseph, Kaitlyn Hanshaw (Cameron), Lindsey Barwick, Macy Hendrix, and Jaxon Barwick, great-grandchildren, Hazel Hendrix, and Dawson Allen Durham, and many cousins, nieces and nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
Pastor Kevin Roberts and Pastor Eric Sutton will preside over the service at New Hope Baptist Church in Wauchula, Saturday, January 14, 2023, with private family visitation beginning at 10:00 am, public visitation at 11:00, the funeral service at 12:00, and a graveside service following at the New Hope Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in Jean's memory may be sent to New Hope Baptist Church (Youth Fund)
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