Barbara Snyder, daughter of the late Ian and Vera Pierce of Iola, died June 7, 2012, at her home in St. Petersburg, Fla. She was 74.
Barbara was born in Pittsburg and moved to Iola with her parents in 1940. She attended school in Iola.
She received her fachelor of fine arts degree at the Kansas City Art Institute in 1959.
She married Herman Snyder in 1959. After receiving his master of fine arts degree in Arizona they moved to Colorado Springs where he was on the faculty at Colorado College.
He died in 1967 and Barbara moved to Atlanta and some years later to South Orange, N.J.
At this time, Barbara began her career as a creative/art director. She worked for many companies including Macy’s Department Store in New York City. She owned her own advertising company, Barbara Snyder Advertising.
Barbara’s personal artwork was highlighted in art galleries in New York City and St. Petersburg.
Barbara’s mother, Vera Pierce, taught third grade at Lincoln Elementary School and her father, Ian Pierce, taught social sciences at Iola High School and Allen County Community College.
She is survived by her sister, Mary Pierce Neptune, brother-in-law Calvin Neptune of Aurora, Colo.,; two nieces, Elizabeth and Amanda; and a nephew, Aaron.
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