Barbara Robertson Soyars

Barbara Robertson Soyars, 87, of Reidsville, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, April, 23, 2026.

A funeral service will be held at Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, 1611 Ashley Loop, Reidsville, NC 27320, on Friday, May 1, 2026, at 2:00 PM, with Pastor Darren Hudson officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, beginning at 1:00 PM, at the church. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Barbara graduated from Reidsville High School in 1956. After high school, she attended Morse-Dobbs College, where she received her Secretarial Diploma. She then worked for Fieldcrest-Cannon, Inc., for 25 years and went on to finish her career at Wayclift, Inc., Incorporated, in Greensboro, NC.

She was a long-time member of Mt. Hermon Baptist church where she previously served as the choir director, assistant choir director, and taught Sunday school. She was an avid painter, attending art classes at Rockingham Community College. She received several awards for her paintings at the Rockingham County Fine Arts Festival.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 61 years Curtis Lee Soyars; parents, Benjamin F Robertson and Helen Gibson Robertson.

Barbara is survived by her loving daughter Lee Ann Soyars South (Tony); sister, Nancy R Massey of Leasburg, NC; niece, Sherry M Pyrant (Andy) of Leasburg, NC; nephew Gary Massey (Wendy) of Durham, NC; great-nephew, Caleb Massey, along with special care taker Martha Daniel of Eden, NC.

A special thank you to the staff of Ancora Compassionate Care for their kind and dedicated care, along with palliative care nurse Rhonda Lucas.