She was born September 23, 1921, in Iredell County and was the daughter of the late Jesse and Hester Rash Henderson. She was a devoted and faithful homemaker who loved her family and enjoyed cooking, flowers, and birds.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Franklin Barnette, Sr. whom she married on March 12, 1943; a daughter, Sarah Lou Barnette; and a son, Donald Ray Barnette.
She is survived by two daughters, Sandra (Bill) Millsaps of Florida and Shara (Rayford) McDaniel of Harmony; four sons, Edgar F. (Barbara) Barnette, Jr., Michael J. (Teresa) Barnette, Roger L. (Jane) Barnette, and Robert L. (Wanda) Barnette, all of Statesville; a sister, Lucille (Kenneth) Stroud of Harmony; nine grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren; and one great-grant-grandchild.
Funeral services celebrating Fern’s life will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at Hebron Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby Henderson and Chaplain Capt. Michael Barnette officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Eddie Barnette, Shane Barnette, William York, Michael Barnette, Cory Barnette, and Luke Barnette will serve as pallbearers. Great-Grandsons will serve as honorary pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 PM Tuesday at the church prior to the service.
Condolences may be sent to the family online at bunchjohnsonfuneralhome.com.
For those who prefer, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County, 2347 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 28625.
Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
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