Edna Watson Barnes, 91, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Funeral services will be conducted 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 5, 2018, at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home, Wilson, NC. Interment will follow in Black Creek Cemetery, Black Creek, NC.
The family will receive friends Friday, from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m., at the funeral home located at 2704 Nash St. N, Wilson, NC.
Surviving are one son, Billy Freeman Barnes (Wanda Kaye) of Wilson; six daughters, Betty Carter of Wilson, Marie Pinner (Rick) of Raleigh, Beverly Kay Barnes of Crestview, FL, Pamela Barnes Raper (Ben) of Lucama, Barbara Barnes Harrell (Danny) of Wilson, and Twila Barnes of Atlanta, GA; seven grandchildren, Brad Carter, Ashley Pinner, Stacy Callahan, Kristen Ellis, D.J. Fields, Tonya Smith, and Amy Raper; nine great-grandchildren; her canine buddy, Boo Boo.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Lee Barnes; one son, Michael Chris Barnes; parents, William Thomas and Pearl Turner Watson; two brothers, Edward Watson and Rex Watson; one sister, Elsie Ford Dozier.
Flowers are welcome and memorials may be directed to the American Lung Association, 401 Hawthorne Ln, Suite 110, Charlotte, NC 28204 or online at www.lung.org.
Funeral services are under the direction of Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home, Wilson, NC. Online condolences may sent to www.thomas-yelverton.com.
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