Claudia Barnes Ballance Bivens Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Claudia Barnes Ballance Bivens of Shawboro, North Carolina, born in Camden, North Carolina, who passed away on June 28, 2023 at the age of 88. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James Edward Barnes, Sr. and Lucy Elizabeth Sawyer Barnes; her brothers, James E. Barnes Jr., Dallas M. Barnes and Lloyd L. Barnes; her half-brother Johnnie Smithson; and her significant other Billie Ballance.

She is survived by: her siblings, Shirley Jean Trotman and Zad "Puncky" Barnes (Linda); and her nieces, Susan White and Joan Zimmerman.