Dorothy Isabella Barnes

She was reunited with her beloved husband of 58 years, James Dudley Barnes, on the same day he passed away, nine years earlier. She was also predeceased by her son Jimmy Barnes, and brothers Alfred and Charles and sister Elizabeth (Betsy) Chadbourne.

She is survived by daughters Cynthia Barnes (Kelli), Nancy Sander (Stephen) and Judy Hamill, by grandchildren Charlotte, Jenny and Chris, step-grandchildren Alex, Paul, Kim, Karen, Mark, Emma, Daniel and David, and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins from the Barnes, Chadbourne, Stevenson and Woodman families, including Michael Chadbourne, Barbara (Chadbourne) Grais, and Joan and George Stevenson, of Vancouver.

Her ashes lie beside her husband's and son's in the Memorial Garden at St. Mary's Kerrisdale, Vancouver.

We will always be grateful to Mother’s caregivers and companions at Kiwanis Extended Care Centre and Kiwanis Assisted Living Centre.

“Do not stand at my grave and weep,

I am not there; I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow,

I am the diamond glints on snow,

I am the sun on ripened grain,

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning’s hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circling flight.

I am the soft starlight at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry,

I am not there; I did not die."