OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Caroline King Barnard Hall, Associate Professor Emerita of English and Women’s Studies at Penn State University Beaver Campus, passed away July 13, 2017 in Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

She received her A.B., M.A. and PhD. from Brown University. During her career, she taught at Farliegh Dickinson University, the University of New Orleans, Tulane University, Louisiana State University, Loyola of New Orleans, Xavier University of New Orleans, and Penn State University Beaver Campus.

In addition, Caroline was awarded Senior Fullbright Lectureships at the University of Klagenfurt (Austria), the University of Copenhagen, The Free University of West Berlin, and the University of Ljubjana (Slovenia). 

She was a noted scholar , poublishing books and collaborating in anthologies on Sylvia Plath, Anne  Sexton and Edith Wharton. She excelled at field hockey, tennis, golf, skiing and was an accomplished cellist.

Born in Philadelphia on May 18, 1938, she was preceeded in death by her parents York A. King and Margaret S. King and brother Timothy A. King. She is survived by her husband John R. Hall of Moon Township, Pennsylvania, a brother York D. King of Downingtwn, Pennsylvania, nephews and a niece.

Burial will be in Steve’s Settlement, New Brunswick, Canada.

A memorial service will be held in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Sept. 23 at Heinz Memorial Chapel on the University of Pittsburgh campus.

Memorial may be made to The Pittsburgh Compline Choir, The Saint Thomas Choir School. Saint Thomas on Fifth Avenue, New York City or the Grand Teton Park Association, Moose, Wyoning.