Barbara Carnes

Barbara Carnes of Covington, passed away April 9, 2017, at 86 years of age. For more than 25 years Mrs. Carnes worked at Newton Medical Center, first as an LPN, and then as a Registered Nurse. Most of her nursing career was spent working in the Intensive Care Unit, where she gave her special kind of care to patients and their families. Mrs. Carnes was a member of LifePointe Church of the Nazarene. She loved to travel, especially to the mountains and the beach. In addition, Mrs. Carnes was an avid reader - enjoying everything from nursing journals to novels. She was a wonderful cook, and if necessary, very creative and self-sufficient. Mrs. Carnes will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, General Jackson Carnes; and parents, Arthur and Gertrude (Welch) Moore.

Survivors include her daughter, Diane Carnes of Molino, FL; sons and daughters-in-law, Harley Jackson Carnes of Oakhurst, NJ, Timothy Mark and Diane Carnes of Augusta, GA, Jon and Morgan Carnes of Pensacola, FL, Keith Alfred and Susanne Carnes of Anchorage, AK; Kevin Carnes of Covington, GA; more than 50 grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sisters, Juanita Corbin of TN, Lois Parrish of FL, Naomi Holt, Jean Ledbetter, Pat Grant, all of NC; brothers, Claude Moore, Carroll Moore, both of NC; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Service for Mrs. Carnes was held Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 11:00 AM, at Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home, 1215 Access Road, Covington, with Pastor Wayne Rutherford officiating. Interment followed in New Covington Cemetery.

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Visitation

APR 11. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)

Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home and Dogwood Hill Crematory - Access Road Location
1215 Access Road
Covington, GA, 30014

Funeral Service

APR 12. 11:00 AM (EDT)

Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home and Dogwood Hill Crematory - Access Road Location
1215 Access Road
Covington, GA, 30014