Velma D. Barnwell Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Velma D. Barnwell of East Springfield, Ohio, born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, who passed away on November 6, 2024 at the age of 89. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Velma D. Barnwell to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Velma may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Virgil Trimble and Yetta Trimble (Brookhart); and her sisters, Joanne Brewer, Margaret Voelkel and Helen Polk.
She is survived by: her children, Victor Fickes (Christy) of Oakland and Karen Marcy (Ed) of East Springfield, PA; and her siblings, Patricia Theiss, Donald and James Trimble. She is also survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
