Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BARNES, MARY LOUISE WHEELER May 8, 2012 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gina Brown rootsgirl36@gmail.com December 27, 2012, 3:21 am News Star World - May 11, 2012 MARY LOUISE WHEELER BARNES Visitation for Mary Louise Wheeler Barnes, 91, of Lafayette, LA, formerly of Monroe, will be held Saturday, May 12, 2012, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel. The funeral service will follow at 3:00 PM with Mr. Don DeLukie officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Mrs. Barnes was born in Fulton, MS on November 17, 1920 and passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at Magnolia Estates in Lafayette, LA. She was a life- long faithful member of the Church of Christ, locally Jackson Street Church of Christ. Mrs. Barnes was one of eleven children, and loved her family dearly. She was the kindest, most caring person you would ever meet. Mrs. Barnes was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-five years, Howard D. Barnes; and grandson, James Johnston. Survivors include her son, Lester Barnes and wife Lorrie of West Monroe; daughter, Mitzie Barnes Finley and husband Robin of Lafayette, LA; granddaughters, Tina Clark and Melinda Clark both of Houston, TX; grandsons, Kevin Barnes of Houston, TX, D. J. Johnston and wife Sylvia of Albuquerque, NM; granddaughter, Cheri C. Blair of New Orleans, LA; grandson, Adam D. Blair and wife Stephanie of Aliso Viejo, CA; granddaughters, Debra Barrett of Birmingham, AL and Tamara Finley of Las Vegas, NV; grandson, Michael Finley of Las Vegas, NV; sisters, Jackie Brumley, Betty Jeffcoat, Carolyn Smith, and Molly Smith; and many nieces and nephews. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/b/barnes1579nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb