Barbara June (Wheeler) Hancock

SOUTH PARIS – Barbara June (Wheeler) Hancock, March 7, 1932-April 17, 2023.

Dashes…there is a lifetime that is held between these dashes. Dashes, what does one do with a “dash”? I can honestly tell you that the dash in Barbara’s life equaled one word, and that word is “love”. Her love of family, friend, and community. She loved and cared for everyone. Why? Because she was a born caregiver. Barbara adored her family and was always there to invite and care for everyone she met.

At the age of 15, Barbara met her husband, Donald Hancock on a blind date and they were married in 1950. At her passing they were about to celebrate 73 years of marriage. Their love is a testament to many.

Donald and Barbara had a wonderful life together raising their two daughters, Patricia and Pamela, while enjoying life to the fullest. The Hancock’s always loved camping and adventuring all along the Eastern seaboard. Barbara’s favorite places to visit were Cedar Key, Fla. and Prince Edward Island. All throughout their journeys they made lifelong friends.

Mrs. Hancock was not only a beloved wife, mother and grandmother, she was also a well-known seamstress, a Girl Scout leader, and a lover of music and dance. She adored her grandchildren, Jareb, Joni and Rachel.

Barbara is survived by her husband, Donald; their daughters Patricia “Trisha” Bellenoit and her husband James of Carlisle, Pa. and Pamela Greeley and her husband Thomas of Mechanics Falls; as well as their grandchildren, Jareb Dyer, Joni Gordon, and Rachel Herrick; along with five great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her twin sister, Beverly Reed and older sister, Ruth Wisser; as well as her parents Charles and Adeline Wheeler.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24 at The Maine Veterans Cemetery, 143 Blue Star Ave., Augusta. To share memories and condolences with the family’ please go to http://www.chandlerfunerals.com. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris.