Aug. 5, 1932 - Mar. 6, 2016 Mae "Pogo" Humphries Barie passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Palm Desert, CA.
Pogo spent her childhood in Lineville, AL, and received her BA from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. She married Lt. Arthur Harper Barie, USN in 1956. They lived and traveled all over the world, settling in Oak Harbor, WA after retirement.
Pogo was always active in charities and civic organizations. She enjoyed reading, gardening, and visiting friends and family; history and travel were her key interests.
Pogo was preceded in death by her parents David Ramon and Ada New Humphries; husband Capt. Arthur H. Barie (USN, Ret.), brothers David and Bill Humphries and sisters Dorothy Ringold and Joyce Blanton; and daughter Clary. She is survived by her children Viki, Tania, Art, Jr., granddaughter Jamie (Jed Van Den Bosch) and 3 great-grandchildren; dearly loved sisters Frances Sudderth, Margaret Bell, Jody Speer, Reba Barnes, and sister-in-law Mildred Barie; dozens of nieces and nephews and cousins; and friends all over the country.
A private inurnment will be in Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Powder Springs, GA. Memorial services are pending.
She must have been a Good Mom, as she produced a Good Son!
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