Barry Cleaves

PARK HILLS -- Rendell "Barry" Cleaves, 49, formerly of Charleston, died Oct. 9, 2007, at the Mineral Area Hospital in Farmington.

He was born Nov. 27, 1957, in Charleston, son of the late Jessie and Callie Nicholson Cleaves.

On Nov. 5, 1999, he married Ava Clemons, who survives of the home.

Other survivors include: one son, Barry Boyce of Charleston; four daughters, NaQuita Clark, Cressie Clark and Shaunita Johnson of Charleston and Jasamine Ross of Carbondale, Ill.; three stepsons, Kelvin Clemons of Farmington and Cordairris Clemons Cleaves and Corvie Clemons Cleavs of Park Hills; one stepdaughter, Kizzie Harlan of Indianapolis; 10 brothers, Tommie Cleaves, James Cleaves, Clyde Cleaves and Randy Cleave of Charleston, Sammy Cleaves, Steve Cleaves, George Cleaves and Timothy Cleaves of Columbus, Ohio, Jessie Cleaves of Louisville, Ky. and Phillip Cleaves of Queens, N.Y.; three sisters, Delores Hall and Larcene Robinson of Charleston and Diana Cleaves of Cape Girardeau; and 16 grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of services at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bowden Civic Center in Charleston. The Rev. Fred Montgomery, pastor of Grand Avenue Seventh Day Adventist Church, will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston.

Williams Funeral Home of Charleston is in charge of the arrangements.