Eleanor Carol Leavell Barr
Monday 7th of July 1980 - Tuesday 16th of June 2020

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ELEANOR CAROL LEAVELL BARR, b. July
7, 1980 – d. June 16, 2020
Eleanor Carol Leavell Barr, a beautiful,
loving, kind, passionate and devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend,
passed into heaven on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at the age of 39.
At a young age, Carol quickly
became a natural leader with a warm, genuine smile, a magnetic personality and
a gift for positivity. A natural
athlete, Carol participated on the cheerleading team at Georgetown Middle
School, and later committed her talents as a member of the Tennis Team and as
captain of the Dance Team at Scott County High School. She excelled in both academics and
extracurricular activities in high school, graduating from the Class of 1998
with high grades, as Senior Class Officer on the Student Council, President of
the Pep Club, member of the Yearbook Staff, and with prestigious inductions
into both the Beta Club and the National Honor Society.
Carol continued her academic
success at the University of Kentucky, earning a Bachelor’s
of Arts degree in Communications in 2002. She was a proud member of Delta
Delta Delta sorority where she made treasured and lifelong friends, and served
as Recruitment Chair and President of the Panhellenic Council.
Carol was professionally
accomplished, earning numerous awards and promotions during a sustained and
successful career in sales at Pfizer.
Over the years, she earned a reputation as a hard worker, a good team
player, and a creative and valuable contributor to the enterprise. Carol was highly respected by her colleagues,
managers and the healthcare professionals she served.
Carol also served a productive term
as Executive Director of the Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship, where she
worked closely with the Board of Directors to advance the organization’s
mission, earning yet again the respect and admiration of all those with whom
she worked. In recent years, Carol also
volunteered her time with the Lexington Junior League and the University of
Kentucky College of Communication and Information National Advisory Board.
Carol Barr was an organized
planner, list-maker, “go getter” and got things done. Her external beauty was unsurpassed, but her
inner beauty, passion, giving attitude, intelligence and great
sense of humor were her most attractive qualities. She was well-known for an amazing, radiant
smile that would light up any room.
Carol was a best and loyal friend,
tireless advocate and true life partner in every way to her husband Andy, to
whom she married on June 21, 2008 and gave unending, selfless love and support
throughout their 12 years of marriage. Carol herself was fiercely patriotic, felt a higher
calling to serve her country, and believed firmly in the greatness of
America. No one could have ever asked
for a better spouse.
Carol was a proud Kentuckian and
celebrated with vigor and passion all things Kentuckians hold dear including
horseracing, the Kentucky Derby, and the University of Kentucky football and
basketball. She was a voracious reader, a great cook, a lover of meals
with family and friends and a skilled interior decorator with a genuine,
authentic taste for creating a warm and inviting home for her family.
As a lifelong Christian, active in
her youth group and later in her church life, Carol had a deep and abiding
faith in God and made an early commitment to Jesus Christ as her Lord and
Savior. She lived out that commitment
every day of her life, exhibiting strong faith through the Golden Rule, always considering
the needs of others ahead of her own.
Above all, Carol was most proud of
her greatest and most lasting legacy as the “best mother in the world” to her
two loving and devoted daughters, Eleanor and Mary Clay, through whom she will continue
to live, love and serve the world. Carol
absolutely adored her children, the greatest source of joy, laughter and love
in her life, and she made them and her husband her number one priority always.
She will be loved always and
survived by her husband Andy, daughters Eleanor and Mary Clay, mother Eleanor
(Barry) Ratliff, father Woodie Leavell, brother Clay (Sarah) Leavell,
step-brother Mark (Natasha) Hurst, step-brothers and sister Todd, Nicole and
Chad (Kassandra) Ratliff, father-in-law and mother-in-law Garland and Donna
Barr, sister-in-law Emily (Daniel) Richards, brother-in-law Peter (Colleen)
Barr, and many nieces and nephews including Gray, Ashby, and Abbott Leavell,
Freeman and Patton Hurst, Maggie Richards, Bobby Barr, and Wilson and Mary Martin
Hampton. She was preceded in death by
her grandparents Mary and Joseph Gray, Carolyn and Ben Leavell and step-mother
Marsha Leavell.
A visitation will be held at Christ
Church Cathedral, 166 Market Street, Lexington, Kentucky on Sunday, June 21, 2020,
from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Funeral services
will be held at Southland Christian Church, Lexington Campus, 2349 Richmond
Road, Lexington, Kentucky on Monday, June 22, 2020 at 11 a.m., with a private
family burial at the Lexington Cemetery to follow.
Due to COVID-19, the family wants
you to know that social distancing, masks and other standards of protection
will be required at both visitation and the service. There will be live streaming of the funeral
service on Monday at https://youtu.be/qb5hTsfUvWk for those who feel
uncomfortable or at risk of attending.
Friends and admirers can remember Carol with contributions to The American Heart Association, 354 Waller Ave. #110, Lexington, Kentucky 40504.
Remember friends.... that “Life is
short and we do not have much time to gladden the hearts of those who travel
the way with us. So be swift to love and
make haste to be kind.”
Guest Book
Rudolph
saysRIP. I'm reading this year later. I myself have benign mitral valve prolapse. Never thought it could become dangerous, doctors have never told me about it, they always calm me down about it, and I'm only 25. People should pay more attention to MVP and more research needs to be done about it and prevalence in populations and potential cures or reversal of myxomatous degeneration.
Polly Singer-Eardley
saysSo very sorry for your loss. Carol was a beautiful person inside and out. She touched the hearts of all who knew her. Prayers for your family at this time.
Julie Oschwald
saysWe are so very sorry for your tremendous loss. We are praying for God’s peace and comfort for your entire family. She left an amazing legacy.
Susan Tennant
saysFrom a U.S. Citizen living abroad in Australia. Dear Representative Barr, Barr Children and Extended family, my heart goes out to you in this horrific sudden loss of your beautiful, loving and extraordinary wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin and beloved friend. I am now 62, but was diagnosed with Mitral Valve Prolapse at the age of 28, as a single working mother of 5 year old twins by a Kansas City cardiologist and later confirmed by Mayo Clinic. It caused such severe episodes of supra ventricular tachycardia which could have led to a loss of consciousness. Later, this was linked to Lyme Disease. Fortunately, by God's Grace, I was able to live and raise my twins to adulthood, but lost my 24 year old twin son on Valentines Day 2005 by sudden death. There are no words to comfort the heart of the loss of those we love. But there is a place in our heart where they remain forever and one day, by the love and Grace of God, we will be reunited with our loved one and wipe away all our tears and turn our mourning to joy. Much love to you, from an American Patriot Abroad, Susan Tennant & Family
Tom Miller
saysDear Andy It is with sincere sadness that we learned of Carol's passing. She brought such an energy for our community that blended with your public service. Our deepest sympathy and compassion are offered for you and your family Andy. On behalf of NARFE we extend our thoughts and prayers to guide your healing, hope and understanding.
Angie Deas
saysSo very sorry for your loss. What a loving tribute. Made me feel like I knew her. You will all be in my thoughts and prayers as the days move forward. I know her girls will continue her legacy. She will now be their guardian angel.