Barbara McBryde Whittington (nee White)'s Obituary
Barbara McBryde Whittington (nee White) died peacefully at her home on April 30, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida at the age of 91.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Thomas H. McBryde, and by her late husband Jere O. Whittington.
Barbara is survived by her children, Elise McBryde and her husband, Edgar Tobin Scruggs, of Atlanta, Georgia, William H. McBryde, of Mamaroneck, New York, and John T. McBryde, of St. Augustine, Florida. She is also survived by her grandson, Evan C. Maloney and his wife, Jill, of New York, and her great-grandson, Cooper C. Maloney.
Barbara was born on December 23, 1926 in New York, NY to Winifred A. and William R. White. She graduated from the Knox School and from Finch College. Barbara was a horticultural expert, a member of the Rye Garden Club, the Garden Club of America and an award-winning flower arranger.
She studied at the Ohara School of Ikebana in New York City.
Barbara was an avid sailor and former member of the American Yacht Club. She was a patron of the Metropolitan Opera and the New York Philharmonic, and of the Center for Performing Arts at the University of Florida.
Barbara will be interred at Christ Church, Rye, New York on July 3, 2018. Donations in Barbara’s name can be made to The Village at Gainesville Foundation, 8000 NW 27th Blvd., Gainesville, FL 32606.
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