Diane Barnes Basnight

Diane Barnes Basnight obituary, Gates, NC

Diane Barnes Basnight

Diane Basnight Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hunter's Funeral Home - Ahoskie on Sep. 24, 2024.

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Diane Barnes Basnight answered the Master's call on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at ECU Medical Center in Greenville, NC. She was born on March 4, 1948 in Hertford Co., NC to the late James Allen Barnes and Geneva Wheeler Barnes. She was self-employed. She leaves to cherish her memories, daughter, Lakisha Smallwood of Kelford, NC; six brothers, Milton Barnes of Chesapeake, VA, Kennedy Barnes of Aulander, NC, Lindell Barnes, Charleston Barnes and Troy Barnes all of Suffolk, VA and Wilson Barnes of Kelford, NC; five sisters, Alice B. Gatling of Ahoskie, NC, Janet Barkley of Aulander, NC, Inesi Boone and Irma Barnes both of Suffolk, VA and Virginia Mitchell of Kinston, NC; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members.

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123 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. P. O. Box 628, Ahoskie, NC 27910

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