Mrs. Ella J. Barnard, age 88, of Mayfield, KY and formerly of Fulton, died September 6, 2012 at the Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, KY.
She was a member of the South Fulton Baptist Church and had worked for the former Excel Automotive Company in Fulton in the housekeeping department. She served in the SPARS in the U.S. Coast Guard and moved to this area from Calhoun, KY in 1990.
She is survived by her husband Carrol W. Barnard of Mayfield,KY, five children: Sandra Anderson of Winchester, VA, Dee McClay of South Fulton,TN, Raymond Barnard of Nashville,TN, Fred Barnard of St. Charles, IL and Paula Thomas of Louisa, VA; seven grandchildren, thirteen great
grandchildren and two great great grandchildren; a sister Virginia
Myers of South Carolina and three brothers Ross Johns of Indianapolis, IN, Roe Johns of Clymer, PA and Olen Johns of PA.
She was preceded in death by her parents Raymond and Orpha (Henry)
Johns, a brother and a sister.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Sunday, September 9 at the
Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton. Visitation will also be at the funeral home from 11 am Sunday until the funeral hour.
Memorials may be made to the South Fulton Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 5258, South Fulton, TN 38257.