Mrs. Barbara Spann Pinckard

Mrs. Barbara Spann Pinckard, age 86, a resident of Wetumpka, AL and a former resident of Millbrook, AL for 42 years passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at her home after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. from the chapel of Brookside Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Ingram officiating. The interment will follow at Brookside Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. prior to funeral services. Mrs. Pinckard was preceded in death by her loving husband of 59 years, James R. Pinckard (Bill); granddaughter, Rebekah Oates; parents Rayford & Luella Spann; brothers, Daniel Spann, Wendell Spann, Arnold Spann; sisters, Margaret Ard and Jeanette Gillman. She is survived by her daughters, Carolyn Pinckard and Nancy Pinckard, grandson, Richard Wesley Pinckard (Carrie); her three very much-loved great grandchildren, James Richard Pinckard II (Jack), Wesley Austin Pinckard and Stella Grace Pinckard. Her sister, Patricia Wise (Norman); sisters-in-law, Barse Danford (Ray), Janice Crews; and many loved nephews, and nieces. Pallbearers will be Jack Pinckard, Wesley Pinckard, Troy Wise, Jeff Danford, Walter Quinn, and Kenneth Polk. Mrs. Pinckard was born in Darlington, FL on March 19, 1937. She always expressed that with 7 children her parents may have not had much but they made that up by giving them a loving Christian home. She graduated in 1954 from Walton HS in DeFuniak Springs, FL and fell in love and married James Pinckard (Bill) and became an Army wife for 21 years. She also attended Beauty College in El Paso, Texas in 1963. This began her career as the manager of the Fort Bliss Beauty Shop in 1964-1966. After moving to Huntsville, Alabama, Mrs. Pinckard worked at Marie’s Beauty Salon until she opened her own salon in 1968 which she ran until moving to Millbrook in March 1974. After a short break, she began her civil service career at the Commissary at Maxwell AFB. Mrs. Pinckard moved to Civil Engineering where she spent the majority of her career and would retire with 20 years of service. Mrs. Pinckard dedicated the remainder of her life to the Lord and was a long-time member of the Millbrook Baptist Church since 1974. Finally, her family was her greatest joy in life. She was affectionally known by her family and loved ones as “Granie” who all knew and loved her. Being with family and friends, sharing their lives and the Lord with them filled her life with laughter, love, and joy. In lieu of flowers you can make donations to the Disable American Veterans (DAV) at DAV.org or The Boys Town at boystown.org. Brookside Funeral Home, Crematorium & Memorial Gardens of Millbrook, AL. directing.