Barbara Jean Willoughby

Willougby, Barbara Jean Barnes, age 83, of Knoxville, passed away on Friday, November 21st, 2014. She was a member of Central Baptist Bearden, where she sang in the Senior Adult Choir, and worked for many years at Regas Resturant. She then worked at Jerry’s Artarama (Rechenbach’s) until her retirement. Barb was a devoted Mother and Grandmother, loved by many and will be greatly missed. Barb was preceded in death by her husband of 10 wonderful years, Russell Willoughby, and her 7 siblings. She is survived by daughters, Debbie (Kirk) Ranta, and Ginger (Larry) Davis, grandson, Preston Davis, and fiancée Rachel, step-daughter and husband, Jo and Dr. Bill Terry, Special Friends, Trula Lawson and Margaret Brooks, and Special Nieces, Gerri Bekemeier and Judy Barnes. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. at Berry Highland Memorial Funeral Home, funeral service to begin at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel with Dr. Larry Fields and Dr. Mark Moreland officiating. Committal service will immediately follow at the Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel. A Special Thank You to the Good Life Singers. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions to: Smokey Mountain Hospice, 3615 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, Knoxville, TN 37914 or Alzheimer’s Tennessee, Inc., 5801 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919.