Kathleen Claire Williams Barnhart

Kathleen Barnhart, wife of the late Charles E. Barnhart, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2014. Kathy was born in Carlsbad, NM to Jack and Della Williams. She attended UNM, where she met her husband, Charles. Kathy lived in New York City the first year of their marriage, while he was serving in the Navy during World War II. The couple worked in Los Alamos, NM after WWII, and later settled in Albuquerque, where she and Charles were active in local and national politics. She served as State Co-Chairwoman for the Committee to Elect the President in 1968, and enjoyed hosting social events, especially when Charles was Chairman of the Albuquerque City Commission. Kathy was a member of Daughters of the Nile and the Albuquerque Assistance League. A loving mother of four, she served as the Bandelier Elementary School PTA president for nearly a decade. She was the last living member of her class at Carlsbad High and attended reunions as long as she was able. Kathy was preceded in death by her sisters Amy Williams and Virginia Olson and brother David Williams and lost her beloved husband, Charles, in 2007. She is survived by daughter, Amy Linda Hatch of Albuquerque, NM; sons Charles Randall Barnhart and wife Molly Shaw of Albuquerque, NM, John David Barnhart of Albuquerque, NM, and Joe Alan Barnhart of Santa Clara, CA; grandchildren Kathleen Richardson of Albuquerque, NM, Ryan Charles Hatch and wife Heather of Cincinnati, OH, Kimberly Ann Barnhart of Albuquerque, NM; step grandchildren Sarah Wilbur and husband Derek of South West Harbor, ME, Malachi O'Neil and Josiah O'Neil of Albuquerque, NM; niece Sharon Barnhart Dodge of San Antonio, TX; nephew Richard D. Williams of Albuquerque, NM; brother-in-law, Roger A. Barnhart of Albuquerque, NM, and cousin Norman "Moon" Barnhart of Albuquerque. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 10:00 am at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul Blvd. NE, at the Chester T. French Memorial Mausoleum, burial to follow. Addressing the memorial service will be Pastor James Tsoodle, Capstone Grace Bible Church.