Glenda Maria Barnes Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Glenda Maria Barnes of Knoxville, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 65, on October 7, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her father Arthur Mitchell; her siblings, Kendall Martin and Gladys Dillihunt; and her sister-in-law Mary Foster. She is survived by: her husband Clifton Barnes; her children, Melvin Miller III and Keisha Williams; her son-in-law Kyle Williams (Cole Miller); her grandchildren, Javarr Robert Miller, Kyla Ann Williams and Karah Brielle Williams; her mother Mary Virgina Martin; her siblings, Sam Foster, Albert Foster (Glenda), Mark Freeman (Penny), Reuben Mitchell (Marsha), Arthur Mitchell, Jr., Jack Scruggs, Rosalee Edkis, Audrey Wallace, Sharon Hinton, Ruth Farooq (Amin), Resha Mitchell and Nicole Mitchell; her nieces and nephews, Marquendra Mitchell, Mercedes Mitchell, LaKewsha Wallace, Darceia Wallace, Quantasia Johnson, Spleashia Williams, Kisha Patterson, Amariyah Lawson, Checovoia Foster-Bruce, Eric Myers Jr., James Coleman Jr., Marcus Freeman and Tyler Freeman; and her close friends, Melvin Miller, Jr., Ellen Williams, Ann Wayland, Cat McBride and Porscha Lawless.

She had the pleasure of attending the banquet to receive the award for providing outstanding care to people with Alzheimer's and dementia.