BARNETT, Janice Bobbitt, 91, went to be with the Lord on September 28, 2018. She was born on July 14, 1927 in Norlina, North Carolina. Her parents were Herbert Raymond Bobbitt, Sr., and Betty Cree Tucker Bobbitt, both deceased. She was also pre-deceased by her loving husband, Eugene Melvin Barnett, Sr. and her son, Eugene Melvin Barnett, Jr., her sister, Louise Bobbitt Schenck Northrop, brother Herbert Raymond Bobbitt, Jr., and sister Faye Bobbitt Rainey Galaspie. She is survived by her loving and caring sister, Helen Bobbitt Kersey, husband Donald Ray Kersey, and many nieces, nephews and friends. Janice and Eugene loved travelling and camping with the Holiday Rambler campers. She loved painting and would paint a picture of most of her camping trips. She also loved crafts, which she would show her nieces how to make them. She was a member of Parham Road Baptist Church, and graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. She worked in the Property Records Department of Dominion Power, where she retired in 1985. She became a resident of Elizabeth Adam Crump Health and Rehab from July 2013 until September 2018. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 412 S. Washington Highway, Ashland, VA 23005. Graveside service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Westhampton Memorial Park, 10000 Patterson Avenue, Richmond, VA 23238. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 4600 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060 in honor of Janice Barnett.
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