Nancy Carol Barnes, 62

Nancy Carol Barnes, 62, passed away peacefully on Nov. 23, 2009, in University Place, Wash.

Nancy was born on Feb. 4, 1947, in Guthrie, Okla.; she was the third of four children born to Carroll and Hortense Barnes.

Nancy relocated to the Northwest in 1963 after graduating from Cleveland High School and raised her two children, Seth Hooper and Marney  (Hooper) Powell in Priest River, Idaho, and Colville, Wash.

She spent the last seven years of her life in Kelso, Wash., where she could be close to the mountains, rivers, ocean, children and grandchildren. 

Nancy loved the outdoors and loved to spend her days sewing, fishing, sightseeing, gardening and playing with her grandchildren.

She will be remembered for quirky sense-of-humor, yummy chili, her selflessness and willingness to always think of, and help, others. She was an incredibly strong and resilient woman and mother.

Nancy is survived by her son, Seth Hooper; and daughter, Marney Powell; five grandchildren, Evelyn and Troy Hooper, and Makayla, Kaelen and Brendon Powell, each living in the Puget Sound area; two sisters, Mary Rader and Margaret Shipman; and a brother, Loren, all living in Oklahoma; and her long-time friend, Billy DeFriese.

She was preceded in her death by her parents, Carroll and Hortense Barnes of Cleveland, Okla.

Memorial services will be announced at a later date through the on-line memorial listed below.  

On-line memorial/comments/guestbook/ — http://nancybarnes.blogspot.com/

Thank you to the Longview Hospice, 1035 11th Avenue, Longview, WA  and Franciscan Hospice, University Place, WA, for their dedicated and tenderhearted care of Nancy and her family in her final days.