Barbara Maxey Papanicolaou, age 78 of Loganville, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018. A native of Winder, she graduated from Winder-Barrow High School and the received her Bachelor of Arts degree in math from the University of Georgia and her Master’s Degree in education from Georgia State University. She was a teacher for 37 years teaching in Atlanta, DeKalb, and Gwinnett County School systems. She was of the Christian faith. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Hugh and Kathryn Brewer Maxey; her husband of 39 years, Demtrios Papanicolaou; two brothers, Tommy and Buddy Maxey and two sisters, Doris Appleby and Sue Sellers. She is survived by two sons, Mark Papanicolaou (Susan) of Statham and Jon Papanicolaou of Atlanta; two daughters, Cene Papanicolaou of Loganville and Katia Yurko (Steve) of High Point, NC and nine grandchildren, Alexandria and Paige Papanicolaou, Nick, Jack, Talia and Rachel Yurko, Karina, Emma and Zoe Papanicolaou; and brother, Mike Maxey. Visitation will be held Friday, May 11, 2018 from 6 until 8PM at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, GA. Funeral services will be at 2PM Saturday, May 12, 2018 in the chapel of Smith Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Ebenezer Cemetery.
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