Meldrim-Mrs. Frances Virginia Smith Barnes, wife of Herbert Larry Barnes, Jr., passed
away on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Candler Hospital.

She was born at Furman, SC, on December 29, 1927 to the late Hoyt Grady and Madeline
Daley Smith. She was a graduate of Furman High School and Winthrop College. She
was a member of Meldrim United Methodist Church where she served as treasurer for
several years.

Mrs. Barnes taught at schools in Winnsboro, SC and Denmark, SC and also worked at
Veteran's Hospital in Columbia, SC and at Social Security Administration in Savannah.

Surviving in addition to her husband of 40 years are a sister, Vera Smith Cooper and her
husband, Ray Cooper; nephews, Dennis Cooper, Mark Cooper and Chris Barnes; nieces,
Robin Haywood, Kelly Barnes and Paige Wahl; great-nephew, Daniel Cooper;
great-nieces, Laura Cooper and Allana Harley.

Visitation: 1-2 p.m. on Saturday at the Meldrim United Methodist Church Social Hall.

Funeral: 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Meldrim United Methodist Church with burial to
follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Meldrim.

Remembrances may be given to the Meldrim United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 49,
Meldrim, GA 31318 or to The Lebanon Cemetery Association, c/o John Caufey, Tin Cup
Road, Garnett, SC 29922.