Barbara Haskell Hull Owens

July 15, 1918 - November 29, 2015

Northville- Barbara Haskell Hull Owens passed away on November 29th at he Mountain Valley Hospice Home in Gloversville at the age of 97. Barbara was born in Unadilla , NY on July 15, 1918 to Kenneth and Charlotte (Mulford) Hull. She graduated from Unadilla High School and then attended Mildred Elley School in Albany majoring in business and worked for the Sidney National Bank and Bendix Corp. until she married Charles Guerdon Owens on November 15, 1941. They eventually moved to Northville NY where she lived for over 60 years on Fifth St. From 1957 to ’80 she served part –time and then full time as a valued secretary at the Northville Central School. Barbara was a member of the Eastern Star and an active member of the First Methodist Church, Northville, serving as a Sunday school teacher and treasurer of the church and the United Methodist Women for many years. She loved gardening, golf, knitting and playing bridge. She also enjoyed her years of square dancing with the Sacandaga Squares. Barbara joined Rotary in her later years and never missed a meeting. Barbara is pre-deceased by her brothers, John and Donald Hull, as well as her devoted husband Charles. She is survived by her daughter Carol (Richard) Smith of Lowville and her son Charles (Susan) Owens of Northville and her grandchildren Randall Smith, Steven Owens and Jennifer Owens Fowler. She had four great-grandchildren Kiran and Xavier Owens, Isaiah and Bella Fowler. There will be a memorial service at the First Methodist Church 11:00a.m. Saturday, December 5th in Northville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Sarah Jane Sanford Home for Elderly Women, 69 Guy Park Ave., Amsterdam, NY 12010, the First United Methodist Church, 301 South Main St., Northville, NY 12134 or the Northville Rotary Foundation, PO Box 812, Northville, NY 12134.