Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BARNES, GRACE ELENE May 8, 2009
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News Star World - May 10, 2009
GRACE BARNES
Kilpatrick Funeral Home

West Monroe, LA

Funeral services for Mrs. Grace Elene Barnes, 93, of West Monroe, will be 
Monday, May 11, 2009, at 2:00 PM in the Cedar Crest Baptist Church with Rev. 
Greg Clark officiating. Interment will follow in the Beulah United Methodist 
Church Cemetery in Calhoun under the direction of the Kilpatrick Funeral Home 
of West Monroe.

Born October 24, 1915, in Calhoun, LA, she passed away on Friday, May 8, 2009, 
in West Monroe.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Randal L. Barnes on December 30, 
1952 and her parents, Elbert and Mattie Emory Murphrey.

She and Randal owned and operated the R. L. Barnes Dairy and Pasteurizing 
Plant in the early 1940's and 50's. It was later sold to Borden Dairy. Mrs. 
Barnes was active member of Cedar Crest Baptist Church and a member of 
the "Grace" Sunday School Class.

Survivors include her three children, Meretta (Rita) Moore and husband, Bill; 
Gwendolyn Snowden and husband, Harold; and Nancy E. Brunson and husband, 
Shelton. The grandchildren who lovingly referred to her as "Mamaw," are Leslie 
Moore Porter; Wendi L. Richardson and husband, Jody; Jason Snowden and wife, 
Jenny; Justin Snowden and wife, Emily; Grant C. Brunson; and John C. Brunson 
and wife, Karen. She also has ten great-grandchildren: Grayson and Jentri 
Grace Richardson; Dylan, Ethan, and Annalee Snowden; Taylor Grace and Baylee 
Snowden; and James, Mark, and Thomas Brunson. Surviving sisters include Herece 
McMullen of Monroe, Gladys Spurlock of Beeville, TX, Elaine Ables of Calhoun, 
and Loraine Otwell of West Monroe. A step-brother, Bobby Russell, and numerous 
nieces and nephews also survive.

Pallbearers are Jason and Justin Snowden, Grant and John Brunson, Joseph 
Richardson and Donald Murphrey.

Visitation is Sunday, May 10, 2009, from 5:00PM to 7:00PM at the Kilpatrick 
Funeral Home in West Monroe.



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