Bartlett was elected to several terms on the Oakwood school board during the 1980s and 1990s. She played a pivotal role in establishing the Oakwood Schools Foundation in 1989, according to her obituary.
Credit: FILE
Credit: FILE
The OSF supports the school district through scholarships, grants, program and capital enhancements, its website states.
In December, the foundation broke ground on an $8.8 million performing arts center at Oakwood Junior and Senior High School.
Bartlett also served on the National School Board Association and the Pathway Academic Board, according to her obituary.
She was also active in the League of Women Voters’ of the Greater Dayton Area, the Dayton Women’s Club and the Moraine Country Club, among other organizations.
Bartlett was born in Fredericksburg, Va., on May 14, 1940. She married Robert Perry Bartlett Jr. in 1961 and they lived in Columbus before moving to the Dayton area.
She worked at the Ohio Bell Telephone Company in Columbus and Dayton, and later in advertising sales for both the Oakwood Register and the Dayton Daily News.
She is survived by her daughters, Stacey (Chris) Knettler, Kelley Bartlett, Brooke (Mark) Atanasoff; son Bobby (Vicky) Bartlett; and several grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.
A visitation will be held at 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 at Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop Road, Kettering, Ohio 45429. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 20 at the First Baptist Church of Dayton, 111 W. Monument Ave. Dayton, Ohio 45402.
A livestream will be available for those unable to attend via First Baptist’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@firstbaptistchurchdaytonoh5830/streams). Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be made at www.routsong.com.
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