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The Life And Times of "B.C."

The Memorial for "B.C." Barbara Collinsworth-Johnson was held in the Charlotte Performing Arts Center.  A beautiful auditorium that Barb helped design after her retirement as a speech and drama teacher after Charlotte High School.

 One of the focal points was her custom painted casket which was painted her favorite shade of purple with her favorite accent green.  Her signature nickname BC was were painted on the foot her casket.

The marquee poster outside the auditorium featured a caricature of Bar along with some of her programs from productions she had directed at Charlotte High School

The service featured eight family members, friends, and co-workers who shared their treasured memories and stories with the many people who attended. 

An alumni choir of 40 of Barb's students participated in the service as well as a Jazz Quintet who serenaded Barb with a Dixieland rendition of When the Saints Go Marching In.

In between the different "Acts" of the service, portions of Family Album video prepared by a Pray Funeral Home was shown on the large screen suspended over the stage.

The service was concluded with Barb's favorite ending, the MSU Spartan's Fight Song, as the MSU Cheerleaders Ran down the aisles to the stage and Sparty, the MSU mascot stepped out on stage waving Barb's alma-mater flag.   

After a closing prayer the guests were led out of the auditorium by Sparty and the Cheerleaders to the reception in the School Cafeteria to the sound of Kool and The Gang's "Celebration".