Sylvia Maxine Barnes
February 3, 1923 - October 29, 2004
Obituary
Sylvia M. Shelby Barnes
Age 81, died October 29, 2004 in SeaTac Washington. Widow of Richard; mother of Roy and his wife Lois Barnes, Richard and his wife Gloria Barnes, and Cindy deceased; grandmother of Melody and husband Sanjay Lal, Michael Barnes, and David Barnes; sister of Pauline Denbo, Lester Shelby deceased, Evelyn Jenkins, Patricia Taylor, and Carolyn Gauger deceased. Services Thursday, November 4, 2 p.m., John Knox Presbyterian Church, 109 SW Normandy Road, Normandy Park. Internment at Bonney-Watson, Washington Memorial, 16445 Pacific Highway South.
Sylvia was born in Petit Jean, Arkansas and attended high school and college in Illinois. She traveled with her husband extensively during and after WW II. They settled in Normandy Park in 1955 and were founding members of John Knox Presbyterian.
Sylvia was active in the Republican Party and served as state convention director as well as vice-chairman of the King County party. She also served as a board member and as president of the Highline Community Hospital Foundation. Memorials may be made to the Highline Community Hospital Foundation.
Our sympathy and fondest memories to Sylvia’s family.
Pat and Ralph