Thelma Barnes
Obituary
Barnes, Thelma Lucile, age 84, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 14, 2009. She was born on October 23, 1924 in Carlinville, IL to James and Hazel (Elkington) Karrick. During her life Thelma worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Thelma was a longtime member of Brookside Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend Roy Clifford Barnes on July 12, 2007. She is survived by her daughters, Becky Raney, of Tulsa, OK, Elaine Wright, of Deer Park, WA; Paula Hodges, of Coventry, Warwickshire, England, Rosemary Barnes, of San Diego, CA; her sons, Curtis Barnes, of Galatia, IL and Dan Barnes, of New Germany, MN; her sister, Betty Bouillon, of Carlinville, IL and Janet Raby, of Petersburg, TN; her brother, Lyndol Karrick, of Mesquite, TX; 9 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren and 1 great great-grandchild. Memorial service 2:00 P.M. Monday Brookside Baptist Church. Ninde Brookside Chapel 918-742-5556.
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Tributes & Memories
I will always remember her as a beautiful, soft spoken and sweet lady who always had time for you!
Edward A. Moultrie
My dear sister, I love you so much. I look forward to seeing you again one day. Watch for me! God bless and keep your kids and bind up their wounds.
Betty Bouillon
I will miss Mama very much,she was one of my best friends'(besides God & my husband,Chris).She showed me all of Nature when I was a baby and told me God made all.She & Daddy instilled in me a love of animals She taught me Bile songs & verses as soon as I could talk.When she was older she had severe pain, but the joy of the Lord was her strength.She had the fruits of the Spirit in her Life and could smile and be happy while in pain. She was strong in the Lord and the Power of His Might.She was a Giant in Prayer. She and I spoke frequently about everything.We often talked about the Christian Life, Faith, Jesus coming soon, Prayer, Love, Forgiveness,Prophecy, etc. She was, as Daddy was, an excellent Christian example, and with Daddy, will receive a golden crown.
paula hodges
Mama was a Best Friend to me, I will miss her so much.When I was a baby, She showed me all of Nature and told me God made it all. She instilled in me a love of animals. She taught me Bible verses / songs. She taught me about May Day-getting a little gift for someone, putting it on their doorstep, and hiding, so that person won't know who sent the gift. I would pick dandelions, put them on our doorstep, and hiding, seeing Mama come to the door, excited because she had a gift,looking around, like she didn't know who it was from! I did this many times!As Mama got older,she was in alot of pain, but the Joy of The Lord was her Strength, and she was always happy,always had Joy, in spite of the pain. She was also Strong in the Lord and the Power of His Might. I would call her frequently and we talked about everything,but especially about our Christian Walk,Faith,The Baptism of the Holy Spirit, The Gifts of The Spirit, That Jesus was coming soon, and The Fruits of the Spirit, which Mama had in abundance. We can learn to live a christian life filled with the fruits of the Spirit by her example. .I thank God, our Father, For giving us such a special Christian woman as our Mother. We kids are truley blessed!
paula hodges
Love you Thelma. You are with the Lord now and I will see you again.
Janet Raby
My dear cousins, I am so sorry for the loss of your wonderful mother. She was always one of my very favorite aunts. I loved the times we spent at your house as children when you lived in southern Illinois. So much fun running in the pastures and finding fishing spots and going to Giant City Park. Aunt Thelma was always such a loving, fun person to be around. I don't remember ever hearing a cross word from her. I know you will miss her but no doubt she is blissfully joyful right now in heaven, reunited with loved ones and seeing Jesus face to face. I am praying for you all.
Robyn Bouillon