Margie Louise Barnes

The funeral service for Margie Louise Barnes, 91, of Jacksonville, Alabama, was held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at K.L. Brown Funeral Home in Jacksonville with Brother William Cain officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Valley Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:30 p.m. until service time. Margie went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 12, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Anniston. Margie was born on September 17, 1934, in Piedmont, Alabama, to James E. Pruitt and Susie B. Pierce. She was married to Charlie F. Barnes, who preceded her in death in 1990. She was also preceded in death by her son, Charles David Barnes; her granddaughter, Ashley Nicole Owen; and her son-in-law, Timothy James Owen. She is survived by her daughters, Sarah Joan Jordan, Martha Barnes, Brenda Silver, and Teresa Owen; sons, Ricky Barnes and Jackie Wayne Barnes; nine grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren. Margie was a devoted Christian and a steadfast believer in God. She lived her life guided by the two commandments that Jesus Himself said were greatest: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." - Matthew 22:37 "And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." - Matthew 22:39-40 Margie not only believed these truths, but embodied them. Her life was marked by quiet obedience, genuine kindness, and a willingness to help anyone in need-family, friends, or neighbors. Her faith was not something she spoke of only in words; it was the way she lived, every day, all the way to the end. Margie had a gift for living life fully and joyfully, usually surrounded by the people she loved. She was an avid gardener whose hard work often put fresh food on her family's table. She also had a warmth that filled every room she entered-quick with a smile, always ready with a joke, and eager to welcome you into her kitchen. She fed people not just with food, but with care, encouragement, and her famous biscuits-the best you'd find this side of Eternity. She made her plants bloom, and she made her people bloom. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.klbrownfuneralhome.com.