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Ada Barnes
Bio written by: Jo Aguirre

© Ann A.

Ada BARNES

Memorial Park Cemetery



Daughter of Lee and Dora Barnes. She was the 6th of 10 children. Although she never married nor had children of her own, her 22 nieces and nephews considered her a very vital part of their lives as did the numerous great-nephews and great-nieces.

She graduated from Perry High School in 1940 and then attended Beauty School in Enid .

After the start of World War II she joined the United States Coast Guard as a SPAR. She served her country as a Radio Operator until she was no longer needed. She told her parents that she could not stay home, when all the men were in the service. Following the war she took advantage of the GI Bill to further her education, becoming a Laboratory Technician.

She was offered a job at Springer Clinic in Tulsa where she became head of the lab before she retired in 1987

Her parents, Lee and Dora Barnes preceded her in death as well as 4 brothers, Walton, Lawrence, Lee Edwin and Burton Barnes and 3 sisters, Xina Barnes, Wanda Garfield and Arvesta Berry.

Surviving are 2 sisters, Naomi Beaman of San Antonio, TX and Nadine Sallee of Pawnee, OK.



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