Barbara Lorraine Kelley

CAPE ELIZABETH / WINDHAM – Barbara Lorraine Kelley, 72, passed away Feb. 7, 2024.

She was born in Cumberland County, Feb. 4, 1952 to Agnes Marie Sawyer and Frederick E. Kelley, both of Windham.

Barbara obtained her undergraduate degree in English from the University of Maine and moved on to achieve her graduate degree in library science to pursue her love of writing. She worked at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine as a reference librarian and The Windham Public Library for more than two decades developing various programs and leading book groups.

Survivors include her husband, Bill Barton; and four children, Travis Keef (Kate) Auburn, Amanda, Jennifer, Emily Keef Poland; nine grandchildren, Ezra, Tulsi, Tiger, Nola, Eamonn, Aneira, Oliver, Sadie and Gwendolyn.

Services to be announced.

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