Barbara Bruce Valentine Obituary
We are sad to announce that on February 20, 2021, at the age of 81, Barbara Bruce Valentine of Aiken, South Carolina, born in East Saint Louis, Illinois passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Barbara Bruce Valentine to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, William Mielke and Elisabeth Daniels Mielke; her former husband Joseph Paul Bruce, Jr.; and her husband Steven C. Valentine. She is survived by: her daughters, Karen Crawford (Kent) of Murfreesboro, TN, Kathleen Gillespie (David), Mary Nobles (Jeff) and Suzanne Negron (Tony); her grandchildren, Richard Kent Crawford II, Kirstin Elisabeth Harper, Michael David Gillespie, Steven Bruce Gillespie, Sarah Lacy Norman, Alexander Jeffrey Nobles, Adriana Isabelle Chizmadia, Brandi Marie Brown, Lucas Gabriel Davila and Ethan Joseph Davila; her great grandchildren, Ivy Sophia Crawford, Rylynn Hope Norman, Crawford Steven Harper, Ruby Mary Ann Nobles, Maxwell Joseph Norman, Joey Louise Brown and Violet James Skillman; and her siblings, Erna Collins of Lake Wales, FL, Robert Mielke of Uxbridge, MA and Edward Mielke of O'Fallon, IL..
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the National Autism Association, One Park Ave., Suite 1 Portsmouth, RI 02871, https://nationalautismassociation.org.
