Barbara Gayle Shea, 88, of Dallas passed away on March 26, 2020 in Dallas and due to Covid-19 restrictions was interred at Calvary Hill Cemetery Mausoleum on March 31, 2020 with a service attended by her children only.
Barbara was born in Dallas to T. W. and Pauline Lewis on January 21, 1932. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas and attended SMU in Dallas. She was a model for Titches-Goettinger Department Store in downtown Dallas. She married James Patrick Shea on April 30, 1955 in Dallas. She was the mother of four children and a full time homemaker. Barbara and Pat were founding members of St. Rita Catholic Church, members of the Metropolitan Dallas Serra Club and she was a Lady of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, sister and her husband Pat whom she was married to for forty-eight years.
Barbara is survived by daughters Kathryn Shea and partner Charles Chapman and Lisa Shea. Sons Tim Shea and wife Karen and Kevin Shea and wife Peggy. Grandchildren Kristina La Torre, Jim Huddleston , Richard, Ryan and Matthew Shea, Chris and Daniel Greenwood and Kelly Dickerson and thirteen great grandchildren.
A memorial mass will be held at Calvary Hill Cemetery in the chapel of the north mausoleum on September 12, 2020 at 12:00pm with Rev. Martin Castaneda officiating. A reception will follow in the funeral home located at 3235 Lombardy Lane in Dallas.