Mary Irabelle Gibson Barnes (1891-1974)

Mary Irabelle Gibson Barnes

Birth

27 Nov 1891

Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Death

4 Mar 1974 (aged 82)

Danville City, Virginia, USA

Burial

Greenwood Memorial Gardens

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She was one of 13 children.

She married Vester Lee Barnes, together they

raised 4 girls and 7 boys.

Daughters:

Christine (Barnes) Clemmons passed away in Feb. 2013

Irene (Barnes) Cox, passed away in March 2011

Eva (Barnes) Joyce passed in March 2010

Hester (Barnes) Johnson passed in 1979

Sons:

Chester Barnes passed away in 2016

Charles Anthony Barnes, passed before 2010

Harold and Leslie Barnes both passed in 1994

JB Barnes passed in 2009

Leonard Barnes passed in 1995

Woodson Barnes passed away (date unknown)

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Here is the obit that was printed in the Martinsville Bulletin

Mrs. Mary G. Barnes

RICHMOND – Mrs. Mary Gibson Barnes, 82, 4722 Wistar Road, died Monday at the home of a daughter in Danville. She was the widow of Vester Lee Barnes who died Feb. 5.

She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Irene Cox, Mrs. Christine Clemons and Mrs. Hester Johnson of Richmond and Mrs. Eva Joyce of Danville; seven sons, Leslie L., E. Harold, Henry W. and Charlie A. Barnes, all of Richmond, J.B. Barnes of Charlotte, N.C., Sr. Master Sgt. Chester Barnes, Langley AFB, Hampton and Leonard E. Barnes of Martinsville; and four sisters, Mrs. Gladys Carter and Mrs. Phora Fulcher of Ferrum, Mrs. Vergie Stone of Fieldale and Mrs. Annie Stone of Lynchburg.

The body is at Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Road, where services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.