Celeste Barnes

Celeste S. Barnes (nee Shoemaker), age 87, of Winfield, died Saturday February 14, 2009 at Carroll Hospice, Inc.-Dove House, Westminster, MD. Born August 22, 1921 in Louin, MS, she was the daughter of the late Walter Henry Shoemaker and the late Lillie Mae Read Shoemaker. She was the wife of the late Carlton R. Barnes who died April 8, 1994. She was the eldest of 9 children, 4 sisters surviving. She was a 1946 graduate of Mississippi State College for Women, where she met her husband while he was stationed at Camp Shelby at the end of WWII. She moved to MD and taught at Sykesville HS. They married on December 20, 1946. She later worked as a social worker at Springfield State Hospital, retiring in 1984. She was a member of Taylorsville UMC, life member of Carroll County Historical Society, and Life member of Winfield Ladies Auxiliary, and Carroll County Homemakers Club going on several of their world travel trips. Her main interest was sewing for herself and others, reading novels, and traveling the world. She is survived by her children: Wanda & David Hall of Joppa, MD; Wilma & Howard Poole of Boydton, VA; Grandchildren: R. Warren & Penepi Brown of Winfield, Wendy Millender & husband Charles of Manchester, Michael Hall of Baltimore, Michelle Hall of New York and Christie Poole; and 8 great-grandchildren. Sisters Hope Ulmer of Bay Springs, MS, Myra Kincaide of Dillon, CO; Delores Shoemaker of Los Angeles, CA and Rachel Prislovsky of Memphis, TN. She was predeceased by son Charles Ray Barnes on November 14, 1973, brothers: Gerald Shoemaker, Dr. Joseph Shoemaker, Marvin Shoemaker, and sister Laura Shoemaker. Funeral Service will be held Tuesday February 17, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Taylorsville U.M. Church 4356 Ridge Road, Mt. Airy with the Rev. Sarah B. Dorrance officiating. Interment Taylorsville U.M. Church Cemetery, Taylorsville. Friends may call at the Burrier-Queen Funeral Home & Crematory, PA 1212 W. Old Liberty Road Winfield (beside South Carroll High School) on Monday from 3-5 & 7-9 PM. Winfield Volunteer Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary Service at 7:30 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to Taylorsville U.M. Church, 4356 Ridge Rd, Mt. Airy, MD 21771; or the American Diabetic Association, Maryland Office, 800 Wyman Park Dr., 1st Floor, Baltimore, MD 21211.
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