IRA BARNES, SR. Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La.

2 Feb 2005

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January 31. 2005 12:00AM

Ira Barnes Sr.						[Photo]

Ira "Pete" Pittman Barnes Sr., 74, a native of Burnsville, Miss., and resident 
of Donner, died at 10:40 a.m. Friday, Jan. 28, 2005.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. today at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in 
Chacahoula, with burial in the church cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Julie T. Barnes; three sons, Donnie Barnes of 
Thibodaux, Ira "Sonny" Barnes Jr. of Gray, Tenn., and John Barnes of Iuka, 
Miss.; two daughters, Jackie Luke of Houma and Wanda Robichaux of Donner; five 
brothers, Jesse "J.B." Barnes, Frank Wayne Barnes, Carvis Lovelace, Nathan 
Lovelace and Doyal Lovelace; one sister, Ruth Gist; 16 grandchildren; and 12 
great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Elsie Caroline Nunley; his father and 
stepmother, Jesse Jackson Barnes and Ollie Ophea Barnes; one son, Dennis J. 
Barnes Sr.; three brothers, James "Dude" Barnes, David Lovelace and Avon 
Lovelace; and three sisters, Mollie "Sis" Bray, Lena "Dee" South and Ona Mae 
"Pean" Moorehead.

Thibodaux Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.