She was the daughter of Byrd Clifford and Edna Irene (Gunter) Brown.
She married Charles R. Barger and they had three children: Charles R. Jr., Michael Cranfill and Marsha Ann Barger.
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Obituary.....
Mrs. Ruby Nell Brown Barger, 86, of 747 Liberty Hill Church Road, Hartwell, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Peachtree Village, Commerce.
"Miss" Ruby was a devoted mother and grandmother. She lived a model Christian life and spread her love to all of those around her. She found beauty in everything. Even in her garden, weeds became wildflowers under her loving care. She said that when she was surrounded by things she loved, she was surrounded by beauty, and that's how she will always be remembered: beautiful. She will be greatly missed.
Born on January 30, 1925, in Hartwell, she was the daughter of the late Byrd Clifford Brown and Edna Irene Gunter Brown. She was a retired Brown Transport bookkeeper and a Certified Sitter. Mrs. Barger was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. She served as a Sunday school teacher for 62 years, including over 30 years of perfect attendance at the Hartwell Healthcare Center Sunday School Class. She was also a past Matron of the Nancy Hart Chapter 398 Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by her son, Mike Barger, and his wife, Karen, of Danielsville; daughter, Marsha Ann Reece, of Mountain Rest, S.C.; daughter-in-law, Velma Holden Barger, of Shelby, N.C.; sisters, Ophelia B. Peek, of Atlanta, Daisy B. Vickery, of Hartwell, and Virginia B. Majeski, of Hartwell; grandchildren, Shane Barger, Steffanie Barger, Brandi Barger, Tina Brown, Shanna Parrington, Leah Barger, Jonathan Smith, and Jasmine Dockery; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Barger was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles R. Barger Sr.; son, Charles R. "Charlie Boy" Barger Jr.; brothers, William Cranfill Brown and R.L. Brown; sisters, Anne B. Holt and Barbara B. Dickson; and grandchildren, Scott Barger, Rodney Hunter, and Michelle Martinez.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Cornerstone Baptist Church, with the Rev. Terry Meeks and the Rev. Joe Slocum officiating. Burial will be in the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery. Gentlemen serving as pall bearers will be Jonathan Smith, Shane Barger, Johnny Brown, Jim Dickson, Jeff Hilley, and Mike Barger. Serving as honorary escort will be the Caregivers of Peachtree Village, the Hartwell Health Care Center Sunday School Class, and members of the Order of the Eastern Star.
(Published by Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, Georgia)
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She married Charles R. Barger and they had three children: Charles R. Jr., Michael Cranfill and Marsha Ann Barger.
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Obituary.....
Mrs. Ruby Nell Brown Barger, 86, of 747 Liberty Hill Church Road, Hartwell, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Peachtree Village, Commerce.
"Miss" Ruby was a devoted mother and grandmother. She lived a model Christian life and spread her love to all of those around her. She found beauty in everything. Even in her garden, weeds became wildflowers under her loving care. She said that when she was surrounded by things she loved, she was surrounded by beauty, and that's how she will always be remembered: beautiful. She will be greatly missed.
Born on January 30, 1925, in Hartwell, she was the daughter of the late Byrd Clifford Brown and Edna Irene Gunter Brown. She was a retired Brown Transport bookkeeper and a Certified Sitter. Mrs. Barger was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. She served as a Sunday school teacher for 62 years, including over 30 years of perfect attendance at the Hartwell Healthcare Center Sunday School Class. She was also a past Matron of the Nancy Hart Chapter 398 Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by her son, Mike Barger, and his wife, Karen, of Danielsville; daughter, Marsha Ann Reece, of Mountain Rest, S.C.; daughter-in-law, Velma Holden Barger, of Shelby, N.C.; sisters, Ophelia B. Peek, of Atlanta, Daisy B. Vickery, of Hartwell, and Virginia B. Majeski, of Hartwell; grandchildren, Shane Barger, Steffanie Barger, Brandi Barger, Tina Brown, Shanna Parrington, Leah Barger, Jonathan Smith, and Jasmine Dockery; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Barger was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles R. Barger Sr.; son, Charles R. "Charlie Boy" Barger Jr.; brothers, William Cranfill Brown and R.L. Brown; sisters, Anne B. Holt and Barbara B. Dickson; and grandchildren, Scott Barger, Rodney Hunter, and Michelle Martinez.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Cornerstone Baptist Church, with the Rev. Terry Meeks and the Rev. Joe Slocum officiating. Burial will be in the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery. Gentlemen serving as pall bearers will be Jonathan Smith, Shane Barger, Johnny Brown, Jim Dickson, Jeff Hilley, and Mike Barger. Serving as honorary escort will be the Caregivers of Peachtree Village, the Hartwell Health Care Center Sunday School Class, and members of the Order of the Eastern Star.
(Published by Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, Georgia)
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She was the daughter of Byrd Clifford and Edna Irene (Gunter) Brown.
She married Charles R. Barger and they had three children: Charles R. Jr., Michael Cranfill and Marsha Ann Barger.
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Obituary.....
Mrs. Ruby Nell Brown Barger, 86, of 747 Liberty Hill Church Road, Hartwell, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Peachtree Village, Commerce.
"Miss" Ruby was a devoted mother and grandmother. She lived a model Christian life and spread her love to all of those around her. She found beauty in everything. Even in her garden, weeds became wildflowers under her loving care. She said that when she was surrounded by things she loved, she was surrounded by beauty, and that's how she will always be remembered: beautiful. She will be greatly missed.
Born on January 30, 1925, in Hartwell, she was the daughter of the late Byrd Clifford Brown and Edna Irene Gunter Brown. She was a retired Brown Transport bookkeeper and a Certified Sitter. Mrs. Barger was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. She served as a Sunday school teacher for 62 years, including over 30 years of perfect attendance at the Hartwell Healthcare Center Sunday School Class. She was also a past Matron of the Nancy Hart Chapter 398 Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by her son, Mike Barger, and his wife, Karen, of Danielsville; daughter, Marsha Ann Reece, of Mountain Rest, S.C.; daughter-in-law, Velma Holden Barger, of Shelby, N.C.; sisters, Ophelia B. Peek, of Atlanta, Daisy B. Vickery, of Hartwell, and Virginia B. Majeski, of Hartwell; grandchildren, Shane Barger, Steffanie Barger, Brandi Barger, Tina Brown, Shanna Parrington, Leah Barger, Jonathan Smith, and Jasmine Dockery; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Barger was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles R. Barger Sr.; son, Charles R. "Charlie Boy" Barger Jr.; brothers, William Cranfill Brown and R.L. Brown; sisters, Anne B. Holt and Barbara B. Dickson; and grandchildren, Scott Barger, Rodney Hunter, and Michelle Martinez.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Cornerstone Baptist Church, with the Rev. Terry Meeks and the Rev. Joe Slocum officiating. Burial will be in the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery. Gentlemen serving as pall bearers will be Jonathan Smith, Shane Barger, Johnny Brown, Jim Dickson, Jeff Hilley, and Mike Barger. Serving as honorary escort will be the Caregivers of Peachtree Village, the Hartwell Health Care Center Sunday School Class, and members of the Order of the Eastern Star.
(Published by Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, Georgia)
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She married Charles R. Barger and they had three children: Charles R. Jr., Michael Cranfill and Marsha Ann Barger.
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Obituary.....
Mrs. Ruby Nell Brown Barger, 86, of 747 Liberty Hill Church Road, Hartwell, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Peachtree Village, Commerce.
"Miss" Ruby was a devoted mother and grandmother. She lived a model Christian life and spread her love to all of those around her. She found beauty in everything. Even in her garden, weeds became wildflowers under her loving care. She said that when she was surrounded by things she loved, she was surrounded by beauty, and that's how she will always be remembered: beautiful. She will be greatly missed.
Born on January 30, 1925, in Hartwell, she was the daughter of the late Byrd Clifford Brown and Edna Irene Gunter Brown. She was a retired Brown Transport bookkeeper and a Certified Sitter. Mrs. Barger was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. She served as a Sunday school teacher for 62 years, including over 30 years of perfect attendance at the Hartwell Healthcare Center Sunday School Class. She was also a past Matron of the Nancy Hart Chapter 398 Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by her son, Mike Barger, and his wife, Karen, of Danielsville; daughter, Marsha Ann Reece, of Mountain Rest, S.C.; daughter-in-law, Velma Holden Barger, of Shelby, N.C.; sisters, Ophelia B. Peek, of Atlanta, Daisy B. Vickery, of Hartwell, and Virginia B. Majeski, of Hartwell; grandchildren, Shane Barger, Steffanie Barger, Brandi Barger, Tina Brown, Shanna Parrington, Leah Barger, Jonathan Smith, and Jasmine Dockery; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Barger was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles R. Barger Sr.; son, Charles R. "Charlie Boy" Barger Jr.; brothers, William Cranfill Brown and R.L. Brown; sisters, Anne B. Holt and Barbara B. Dickson; and grandchildren, Scott Barger, Rodney Hunter, and Michelle Martinez.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Cornerstone Baptist Church, with the Rev. Terry Meeks and the Rev. Joe Slocum officiating. Burial will be in the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery. Gentlemen serving as pall bearers will be Jonathan Smith, Shane Barger, Johnny Brown, Jim Dickson, Jeff Hilley, and Mike Barger. Serving as honorary escort will be the Caregivers of Peachtree Village, the Hartwell Health Care Center Sunday School Class, and members of the Order of the Eastern Star.
(Published by Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, Georgia)
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