Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameFrancee Leigh Eagle
Birth15 Feb 1958, Rowan County, NC
Death14 May 2012, Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
BurialUnion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rowan County, NC
MotherLoretta Viola Kluttz (1933-2014)
Notes for Francee Leigh Eagle
Francee Barber

SALISBURY - Francee Leigh Eagle Barber, 54, of Salisbury, died Monday, May 14, 2012, at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Feb. 15, 1958, in Rowan County, she was the daughter of John Francis and Loretta Kluttz Eagle of Salisbury.

She was a member of the 1976 graduating class of Salisbury High School. While attending there, she played tennis and softball and was Rowan County player of the year in 1976.

She graduated from Appalachian State University in 1980 with a BA in physical education. As an outstanding tennis player, she was the number one player on her team each of the four years she attended ASU; and during her last year there, she was the first woman to ever receive a partial scholarship for tennis.

Mrs. Barber worked as a Physical Education teacher for the Rowan-Salisbury School System for 18 years and also taught tennis at Salisbury Recreation Center. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Landis.

Mrs. Barber was preceded in death by her brother, John Jeffrey Eagle.

In addition to her parents, surviving are her sister-in-law, Shellie Eagle Stubbs; (Rob) and a niece, Karlee Lynn Eagle, all of Salisbury. She is also survived by an aunt, Betty Kluttz Miller of Hickory; and several cousins, who are Billie Jean Miller, Rae Eagle, Kim Eagle Howard, David, Lisa and John.

Service and Visitation: A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, May 17 at 11 a.m. at Union Lutheran Church by Pastor David Nuottila and Pastor Jarrod Lanning of Trinity Lutheran Church. The family will receive friends at the home of Shellie Eagle and Rob Stubbs located at 4030 Fish Pond Road Salisbury, NC 28146, immediately following the service.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to the Playground Fund at Union Lutheran Church. This playground has been dedicated in memory of Francee's brother, Jeff, who died of cancer in 2004.

Carolina Cremation of Salisbury is assisting the Barber family.

Salisbury Post, 16 May  2012
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