The family will receive friends from 5:00pm until 8:00pm on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Star Baptist Church. The funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, December 8, 2022 with visitation one hour prior to the service at Star Baptist Church. Burial will take place at Wesleyanna Cemetery in Star.
Eva Dale was born on July 25, 1930 to the late Victor Hartzog and Inez Wilson Hartzog in Silver Creek, Mississippi. She graduated from Belhaven College and had a fulfilling career as a teacher that spanned many decades. Eva Dale taught at Star School and taught kindergarten and Sunday school at Star Baptist Church for numerous years. In addition, she was a third grade teacher at Rankin Academy for 25 years. Eva Dale was a great cook who was known for her especially delicious chocolate pies. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she always enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren. Eva Dale also loved watching sports. Her favorites were Simpson basketball and football, and she was an avid Ole Miss fan.
In addition to her parents, Eva Dale was preceded in death by her husband of over 30 years, John Calvin Barlow and her 11 siblings.
She is survived by her daughters, Linda Dear (Phil), Cindy Sanders (Bubba), and Angelia Hollingsworth (Ed); grandchildren, Brandi Smith (Mike), Travis Dear (Jessica), Zak Sanders (Adrienne), Lauren Peace (Seth), Conner Hollingsworth, and Leslie Davenport (Jarrad); great-grandchildren, Brandon, Cannon, and Avery Smith, Ethan, Ellery, and Emmy Dear, Adley Hart and Zachary Ford Sanders, John Emmitt and James Ellis Peace, and Beckett and Stella Davenport; and many beloved extended family members and friends.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to her great-grandchild, Adley Hart’s Go Fund Me account to support her recent leukemia diagnosis https://gofund.me/dcf10f9c
Or, in lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Star Baptist Church at PO Box 69, Star, MS 39167 or give online at www.starbaptistchurch.org
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.baldwinleepearl.com for the Barlow family.
