Carol Ann Barber, 75, born December 29, 1940 in Carlsbad, New Mexico passed away in a care facility on September 27, 2016 after more than two years of failing health. She attended schools in Carlsbad until the family moved to Columbia, Missouri where she graduated from high school. Then she graduated from Stephens College, a junior college, for the required two years. She finished a teaching degree at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces and started her teaching career in Carlsbad in 1964.

In 1971, Carol moved to Colorado Springs to continue her teaching and become a librarian at Broadmoor Elementary School. Many students, including young Olympic athletes training in Colorado Springs, will remember her for tutoring them in special skills to help them stay at or above their grade level. She enjoyed theological study and also published a collection of Biblical history books with extensive photographs she had taken while visiting Israel on many occasions. 

Carol is survived by a sister, Lena Gail Case; nephews Randy Case II, Lindsay (Maria) Case, and Robert Case, all of Colorado Springs; and a cousin, Nancy Barber (Jon) Starr of Denver, Colorado.

Carol was a member of the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs (Downtown) and the First Presbyterian Church. A funeral service is pending. Family suggests memorial donations to First Presbyterian Church, 219 E. Bijou St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903.