Gladys Margaret
"Marg" Barnes – 88, Londonderry Station,
passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Saviour on
Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Colchester East Hants Health Centre, Truro.
Marg was loved by
many and is survived by her son, Ross and his wife, Sheila, Cornwall,
PEI; grandson, Kristopher (Okyup), Cornwall, PEI; granddaughter, Kari,
Charlottetown, PEI; great grandson, Kai; many nieces and nephews. She
will be missed greatly by her sisters-in-law, Helen (late Osborn)
Slack, Eleanor (late Mort) Slack and Joyce (Barnes) (late Everett)
Welch. She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene; parents, Alvord and
Emma (Atkinson) Slack; sister, Annie (Slack) Hamilton; brothers,
Wylie, Osborn, Luke, Morton "Mort", and Ellis.
Marg was
born in Amherst but grew up on Folly Mountain. She and her family
lived and worked in Ontario, New Brunswick and PEI before Marg moved
back to Nova Scotia in 1985. She obtained her RNA in PEI where she was
on staff at the Garden Home in Charlottetown. She was active in the
work at First Baptist, Charlottetown, where she was president of the
Women’s Missionary Society and Baptist Church Women. She
contributed joyously to her community of Londonderry/Londonderry
Station as well as the Londonderry Station Community Church, "The
Thirsty Church".
The family wishes
to extend sincere thanks to her dear friends, Winnie, Dennis and
Trevor Spencer and family for their caring and loving ways, the home
care workers and the VON staff for their service and kindness which
allowed her to remain in her home. Also, heartfelt thanks and
appreciation to her nieces, Patsy Matheson and Lorna Bowers for their
frequent and loving visits, sincere gratitude to Dr. Roya Murray for
her years of care and to the doctors and nurses in Emergency and INCU
at Colchester East Hants Health Centre.
Arrangements have
been entrusted to Mattatall – Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young
Street, Truro, where Marg’s family will receive friends from
6-8 p.m., Thursday, July 21, 2016, and funeral service 11 a.m.,
Friday, July 22, 2016, Pastor Melody Patriquin officiating. Reception
will follow. Interment in Hillcrest Cemetery, Londonderry. If so
desired, donations in Margaret’s memory to Londonderry
Station Community Church or Kidney Foundation of Nova Scotia are
welcomed. Private messages of condolence may be sent to the family by
viewing Marg’s obituary on-line and selecting "Send A
Condolence" at: www.mattatallvarnerfh.com
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not
dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help
thee;
yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand
of my righteousness.
Isaiah
41:10