of Mountain View, AR
January 2, 1937 - April 11, 2023
Marie Barnum went to heaven, peacefully, on April 11, 2023. She was born on January 2, 1937 near Turkey Creek, Arkansas, the youngest of the 12 children of Logan and Goldie Berry.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, D.V. (Dave) Barnum, who cared for her devotedly during her final years. She is also survived by her daughter, Nora Everett; her grandchildren, Lyndsey Daniel (Robert Keeton), Ashley Gray (Tommy Gray), Aaron O'Neal, Alex O'Neal and Westin McKnight; her great-grandchildren, Avery Gray and Oliver O'Neal and her sister, Lila Belle Sutterfield. She is preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Kimela Cowell and 10 siblings, Fran, Aubrey, Oval, Albert, Silas, Edith, Thomas, Wilma, Evelyn and Jimmy.
Marie was a beautiful person inside and out. She had a lovely smile and a great laugh. She loved fashion and jewelry and always looked effortlessly stylish and pretty. Likewise, she enjoyed her career as a hairdresser and liked helping her friends and family look beautiful. She felt privileged to do the hair of many friends for their own funerals.
She was a woman of many talents, a great baker and crafter who could paint, crochet and sew, with first-place ribbons from the country fair to attest to her abilities. She loved animals and nurtured dogs and cats, chickens, a horse, a donkey, a potbellied pig and one time, even a motherless deer. She also loved children and would ''squeeze to pieces'' any baby she could get her hands on.
Marie was actively involved in her community as the wife of a sheriff of Stone County and as a member of her church. She rarely ''went to town'' without driving a friend, stopping to visit an ill friend or family member or delivering a baked good to someone in need of support. She was unfailingly moral and truthful: a model Christian woman. She was a cherished ''Mom Mom'' and ''Aunt Marie'' to many and will be greatly missed.
Services will be held at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Fox, Arkansas, at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 14. Donations in her memory may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association of America at 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or to this website, https://www.alz.org.
Roller Crouch Funeral Home in Mountain View, Arkansas is in charge of the arrangements.
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19 Condolence(s)
Diane osburn
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
So very sorry for your loss of such a sweet lady.
David Gammill
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
David i will be thinking of and in prayer for you. Loosing your spouse is a much greater loss than one realizes until they have it happen. May God Bless you and your family during this time. Remember you will be with her again.
Gayle Ghent
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
So sorry for your loss. Marie was a sweet person and always had a smile.
Danny & Martha Simmons
Sunday, April 16, 2023
So sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful lady inside and out. She will be missed by her family and friends. Prayers for all
Mary Hartman
Saturday, April 15, 2023
I always admired Marie she was such a sweet beautiful womanâ¤ï¸ðŸ™ðŸ¼ðŸ™ðŸ¼
Robin Moix
Friday, April 14, 2023
Love and prayers
Rozell Lewis
Friday, April 14, 2023
I was sad to hear that Marie had passed away. She was a dear friend since high school. My sympathy to the family.
Eddie Pryor
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Dave and Nora
So sorry for your loss, Mom was almost no about Dave and Marie a few days ago what good friends and good times. Love and prayers
Eddie Pryor
Carol Wade
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Westin, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you deal with the loss of your sweet grandmother.
Shelly Ross Carney
Thursday, April 13, 2023
So very sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family.
Tracey Hoyle, Gary and Terry Perry
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Dave , Nora and family, so sorry to hear this, praying for all of you. I know Mom and her are catching up on all the gossip. Our thoughts are with you.
Tammy (Lowrance) Almand
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Marie was a wonderful and cherished friend of and to my mother Ailene Lowrance. My deepest sympathy to her family.
Missy Ellis
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Nora, your mother sounded like a wonderful person and know she was proud of you. Will keep you in my prayers my sweet friend.
Lissa and Bill Zajac
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Beth Partee Stevens
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
I will miss Aunt Marie. She was a beautiful lady with such a kind heart. My prayers are with you all.
Tina Miller
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
So very sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this most difficult time.
Sindee Morse
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Prayers to you and your family for peace and healing. Your mom sounds like she was an amazing Christian and all around beautiful person. Find peace and rest assure she is in a greater place
Amanda Campbell
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Mom mom loved beyond measure, and I’m so lucky to have been in her circle. I will always remember her quick acceptance of me as “family†and her willingness to introduce me to “chocolate gravy†- still a favorite! I am thinking of Lyndsey, Dave, Nora, and all those who love her.
Lyndsey Daniel