Barbara Ann Menshouse

Barbara was born in St. Louis Missouri, daughter of Andrew (Andy) and Helen M. Murray. She lived the ideal childhood in a Berkeley subdivision in St. Louis County. Her house was with-in walking distance of the grade school and high school. The 60’s was a marvelous time to be a kid or a young adult. No distractions from cellphones, just plain fun playing outside with your friends. There was nothing better than the freedom of riding your bicycles with friends all around the subdivision. After graduation from high school, Barb earned her teaching degree at William Jewell College and Warrensburg. Barbara fell in Love with Arthur Menshouse while attending college. Shortly after receiving their degrees, they were married. Barbara was the perfect person to teach kids. She had a delightful and entertaining personality. Her young students loved her. I can remember how she always decorated her classroom so that while teaching the children they were always happy about their surroundings. She received numerous teaching awards from the school and was loved by her students, fellow teachers, and friends in the Hazelwood school district. Barb and Art spent many wonderful vacations together and with family. Their hobbies included camping, show dogs and breeding and racing horses. Barbara’s husband Art passed away about the time Barbara retired from teaching after some 40 years. Barb and Art were both Jehovah witnesses. After Art’s death, Barb made the decision to move to her current home in Bowling Green, Mo. She wanted to be closer to a lot of her friends and church members that had moved or already lived there. While in Bowling Green, she helped her Kingdom Hall build numerous other halls and she became quite good at building. She also spent many hours witnessing. We will all miss her dearly! Surviving is her brother Drew Murray and his wife Lana, their daughters, Pamela (Murray) Fox and her husband Steve Fox, Cynthia (Murray) Dominique and her husband Bryan Dominique, their son Brian Murray, and his wife Jackie (Selk) Murray. 4 grand nieces and nephews, Laurynn Kennedy, Kyle Fox, Abby Fox and Christian Dominique. A celebration of Barbara’s life will be held Wednesday, August 31st at 7:00 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall at 16220 Pike 292, Bowling Green, Missouri 63334.

Barbara Ann Menshouse

March 9, 1941 - August 11, 2022