Barbara Vanessa Alston

1959 - 2017

Barbara Vanessa Alston obituary, 1959-2017, Sacramento, CA

Barbara Vanessa Alston

1959 - 2017

BORN

1959

DIED

2017

Barbara Alston Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Mar. 9, 2017.
Barbara Vanessa Alston returned to the Lord on March 3, 2017, after a long struggle with breast cancer. Barb was born on May 27, 1959 in Midwest City Oklahoma. She earned a bachelor of science degree and completed cytology training at University of Oklahoma, and then moved to California, where she has worked as a cytologist at Quest Diagnostics. She was active in church and community affairs. Barbara is survived by her mother, Sarah W. Gunning, and her brother, Clarence W. McKinley Jr., and many, many friends. A memorial service will be held at Carmichael Seventh Day Adventist Church on Sunday March 12 at 4 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

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Rebecca Nalbandian

March 10, 2017

A $25 donation was made to Susan G. Komen foundation in honor of Barbara.

Becky Nalbandian

March 10, 2017

I just had the honor of meeting & working with Barbara. She immediately struck me as such a sweet and good soul. I have thought and prayed about her every day since I met her. She will be missed but I know she is now in a better place and smiing down on all of us that had the privilege to know her. My thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to her family and friends.

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