ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: BARNES, DOROTHY TOMLIN 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding  Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died: Wednesday, April 27, 2016

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BARNES, DOROTHY TOMLIN 
December 31, 1929 - April 27, 2016

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Dorothy Tomlin Barnes passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at her home in 
Madisonville, LA. 

A resident of Gretna for most of her life, she was born on Tuesday, December 
31, 1929 in Manchester, England to Gertrude Levine and William Tomlin and moved 
to New Orleans at the age of 18.

The beloved wife of the late Ralph E. Barnes, Sr., she is survived by her 
daughter - Gayle Barnes Somers (Gary M.); one son - Ralph E. Barnes, Jr.; one 
to whom she was like a mother - Barbara Treuil (George); five grandchildren - 
Geneva Matthews (Eric), Leah Stephens (Tyler), Gary A. Somers, Tiffany Ruiz 
(Alex) and Ralph E. Barnes III. She is also survived by five great 
grandchildren - Seraphina, Beatrix, Alex IV, Braelyn and Lennon. 

Her parents preceded her in death.

Dorothy spent her life loving and caring for her family. No one who met her 
ever forgot her. Known as “Granny” to everyone, she was, over the course of her 
life, a great cook, a green-thumbed gardener, a lively line-dancer, and a 
voracious reader. Above all she will be remembered as a faithful, loving 
disciple of Jesus. She was a constant example of one who lived by His 
commandment of love. The great joy of her later years was to be received as a 
convert into the Catholic Church, and she died as a grateful daughter of that 
Church.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial mass at 1:00 PM on 
Saturday, May 7, 2016 at St. Anselm Catholic Church, 306 St. Mary St. 
Madisonville, LA 70447.

Friends are welcome to join the family for food and fellowship immediately 
following committal services and 

interment at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens in Covington, LA.

In lieu of flowers, donation may be made to St. Anselm Catholic Church.

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