Meryle Barnes

Meryle L. Barnes, 66, of Perry, Oklahoma was the daughter of Harvey L. and Lula D. Joy Brown. She was born May 14, 1938 at Woodward, Oklahoma and died Sunday, August 8, 2004 at Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On December 27, 1976, she and Hebe P. Barnes were married in Arkansas City, Kansas. Her husband preceded her in death on January 7, 1994. She was a furniture upholsterer before retiring in 1992. Meryle lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma before moving to the Perry community nine years ago. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Perry. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at the First Baptist Church in Perry. Rev. Buddy Hunt will officiate. Interment will be in Morris Heights Cemetery at Orlando, Oklahoma under direction of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation or the American Diabetes Association in care of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home. Survivors are one son, Charles Howard Lackey Jr., of Ft. Worth, Texas; one daughter, Donna J. Lummus, of Wichita, Kansas; two sisters, Pearl Shelton, of Perry, Oklahoma and Ruby Harlow, of Stillwater, Oklahoma; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, H.P. Barnes, and her parents, Harvey and Lula Brown, Meryle was preceded in death by two half brothers, Richard Day and Lewis Day. Condolences may be sent to the family using our online guest book at www.brown-duggerfuneralhome.com.