Lynne Messer Barnes

Visitation will be Friday, November 5, 2021 at 1 p.m. at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham, Alabama, with a Memorial Service to follow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

Lynne will lie in state on Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 1-2 p.m. in Roanoke, Alabama at the First United Methodist Church with 2:30 p.m. graveside service at Randolph Memory Gardens.

Lynne was born in Lafayette, Alabama on September 28, 1955 to Mary Agnes and Junior W. Messer. She graduated from Handley High School in Roanoke in 1973. She then attended Jacksonville State University, where she was a member of the Marching Southerners Band, serving as Captain for the distinguished Color Guard/Rifle Line.

Lynne was preceded in death by her late husband, Terry W. Barnes, whom she married in 1988. She worked at Samford University’s School of Pharmacy for several years, serving as the assistant to the Dean of Pharmacy.

Lynne had a passion for arts and crafts, sewing and interior decorating, and loved spending time near any body of water. She was most at peace at the lake.

She is survived by her mother, Mary Agnes Messer; daughter, Blair Ussery Kelly (Chris); son, Derrick Ussery (Nicole); stepson, Corey Barnes (Doris); grandchildren, Ella, Paxton and Landon; brother, Paul D. Messer (Kittie); and sister, Dawn Simpson (Nick). She is also survived by her first husband and best friend, Daryl Ussery; six nieces and nephews; and countless cousins and dear friends.