Barbara "Bobbie" (Marshall) McCallum
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Griffith Owen Marshall
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3 D Obituary - November 13, 2016
Barbara “Bobbie”
McCallum was born
December 19, 1931, in
Hollister, California to Elsie
Davis McCallum and Roy
Drummond McCallum. Later,
their lovely Spanish style
home was listed in the
National Registry of Historic
Places. She attended the local schools and studied classical
piano. She was Valedictorian of her high school graduating
class.
Barbara briefly attended Stanford University, then transferred
and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. She
was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She married
Griffith Owen Marshall; they later divorced. They lived in
Orinda, Fresno, and Tiburon, California. Her greatest pleasure
was her children, Andrea, Elliott and Julia. She was proud of
their many accomplishments. She took an active part in their
youth organizations, including forming and leading a 4-H Club.
Barbara also continued her interest in piano playing and enjoyed
landscape oil painting. Her first painting was selected as a
finalist in a jury-selected exhibit of California artists.
While living in the San Francisco Bay Area, her career was as
an Interior Designer. Later, she moved to Pebble Beach and
enlarged her clientele in the Monterey area. Barbara also wrote
several books on the life and times of Mary Magdalene
(unpublished).
When her mother became ill, Barbara returned to her family
home in Hollister, California to care for her. While there she
changed her career and was an Administrative Assistant for an
agricultural firm. One of her more interesting jobs was the
distribution of 3.2 million in grants to international government
and university groups for atmospheric studies. She also became
very actively involved in preserving San Benito County’s rich
agricultural land. She was listed in Two Thousand Notable
American Women (5th ed.). During her career, Barbara also
received a Certificate of Recognition as an Outstanding Citizen
from the State of California Assembly.
Twelve years later, Barbara moved to Grand Junction,
Colorado. She continued with specialized computer work for a
few years. Then upon retirement, she resumed her interest in
landscape painting and gardening. She also was a long-time
member of the Clan MacCallum-Malcolm Society of North
America, Inc. in memory of her Scottish ancestors.
She will be buried at a private service in California at Sunset
View Cemetery in the family plot of her parents and paternal
grandparents.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B Death Notice - November 9, 2016
Barbara Marshall McCallum, 84, Grand Junction, died Nov. 3, 2016, at Hospice and Palliative Care. Private services will take place. She was an interior designer. Survivors include one son, Elliott Marshall of Palm Springs, California; and two daughters, Andrea Marshall of Lyons and Julie Ann Marshall of Petaluma, California.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6 A Death Notice - November 15, 2016
n Barbara Marshall McCallum, 84, Grand Junction, died
Nov. 3, 2016, at HopeWest and Hospice Care Center.
Private services will take place.
She was an interior designer.
Survivors include one son, Elliott Marshall of Palm Springs, California;
and two daughters, Andrea Marshall of Lyons and Julia
Marshall of Petaluma, California.
