Panagiota Popi Barouxis
(March 8, 1931 - December 20, 2013)

Panagiota (Popi) N. Barouxis, 82, formerly of Kollines, Greece and current resident of Ashland, KY, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. Popi was preceded in death by her husband Nikolaos G. Barouxis, her brother Christos S. Grivas, and her parents Spyridon and Konstantina Grivas of Kollines, Greece. Popi immigrated to Huntington, WV with her family in 1976, quickly embracing her new life in the United States and making many friends; she lived there until 2011. Popi was a homemaker who liked to sew, knit, and crochet, was a great cook and baked the most delicious pastries – her love and kindness towards others was always reflected in the care packages she gave. Gardening was one of Popi's favorite pastimes; she shared her vegetables and flowers with her friends and neighbors. She was always very proud of her Greek culture and traditions and, was heavily involved with her church, St. George Greek Orthodox Church, a place she considered her second home and where she was a member of the Philoptochos Society. Popi is survived by her daughter, Vasiliki (Vicky) Barouxis of Ashland, KY; son and daughter-in-law Spiro and Vimala Barouxis of Austin, TX; daughter and son-in-law Dimitra and Marcus Ursic of Taylor Mill, KY; sister Ismene Klides of Sydney, Australia; and five grandchildren: Nicholas Steele of Ashland, KY; Alexandros, Niki and Katerina Barouxis of Austin TX; and Andreas Ursic of Taylor Mill, KY. Visitation will be held at Klingel Carpenter Mortuary, 328 6th Ave., Huntington, WV on Sunday December 22 from 6 – 8pm with Trisagion service at 7:30pm. Funeral service will be 10am., Monday, December 23 at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 701 11th Ave., Huntington, WV, followed by burial next to her late husband at Ridglelawn Cemetery. The family would like to thank the King's Daughters Medical Center ICU staff for their kindness and care. The family also extends its appreciation to the Community Hospice of Ashland, KY. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 701 11th Ave., Huntington, WV or to the Community Hospice of Ashland, KY.