Barbara Lee Hewitt, 69 passed away Jan. 1st 2016. A memorial service will be held 2PM Sat. Jan. 9th at Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon. Barbara was self -employed as a Multi-Media Artist and Author of both Fiction and Non-Fiction, she was a member of local libraries and book clubs. Barbara is predeceased by her husband Kenneth F. Hewitt. Surviving are son; Tyrone S. Shire, parents Jane Louis Conklin and Theron Roger Conklin, sister; Helen Greer Peters, grandchildren; Chelce Greer Shire and Michael Jorge Shire.