She was born in Cherokee County AL, on July 2, 1937 to the late Marion and Rosa Lee Gardner. She moved to Brunswick, GA. in 1967 with her family where she remained until her passing. In 1999, she retired from King & Prince Seafood Corp., where she worked in the R&D Lab.
Barbara was a member of Bible Baptist Church where she helped in the nursery whenever she could. She attended faithfully until her health prevented her from doing so, but she never waned in her faith in her Savior.
Along with her parents, Barbara is predeceased by an infant daughter Vicki Stokes, a brother, William Gardner and a sister, Nancy Copeland, as well as ex-husbands Fayette Stokes Jr. and Stanly Koziol.
Survivors include son, Kerry (Debbie) Stokes of Callahan, FL and daughters, Donna (Paul) Manning and Debbie (Cindy Williams) Stokes, both of Brunswick, GA., a brother Darrell (Deborah) Gardner of Acworth, GA. as well as sisters Betty (Cole) Simons of Ball Ground, GA and Carol (Mike) Tanner of Aragon, GA. Her grandchildren Leslie (Kenneth) Strickland, Joseph Manning, Valerie (Adam) Newbern and Lajanna (Kenny) Wood all of Brunswick, GA., Teresa (Jody) Moore of Green Cove Springs, FL., Steven Stokes and Angela (Brent) Cox of Jacksonville, FL and Nicole (Geoff) Bird of Seattle WA. She had 16 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews along with brother-in-law Jack Copeland of Cummings GA, and sister-in-law Clara Gardner of Acworth, GA.
A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Edo Miller Funeral Home in Brunswick, GA. with Brother Mike Landrum officiating. The service will be followed by a gathering in the Edo Miller reception room.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Cancer Society Research of their choice in Barbara’s name.
