Helen Brown

SIKESTON -- Helen Joyce Barnes Brown, 82, died Dec. 17, 2017, at her home near Sikeston.

Born Feb. 1, 1935, in Sikeston, daughter of the late Clyde James and Rubye Vaughan Barnes Sr, she was a retired Telephone operator and clerk with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau.

She was married Dec. 27, 1975 to Paul E. Brown in Morehouse and he preceded her in death April 20, 1986.

She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Theresa Landewee Upton of Jasper, Ind.; two grandchildren, Katie and Luke Upton of Jasper; one brother and two sisters-in-law; Robert "Bob" and Shirley Barnes and Billie Barnes of Sikeston; two nieces, Alice Boyd and Donna Williams; and three nephews, Clyde James "Jasper" Barnes, David Barnes and Mike Barnes.

One brother, Clyde James "Jimmy" Barnes Jr., preceded her in death on Sept. 23, 2017.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Blanchard Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Douglas Briete, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, will officiate.

Burial will follow at Garden of Memories.

Pallbearers will be: Jamie Barnes, David Barnes, Evan Boyd, Carl Landewee Mike Spencer and Mike Barnes.

Honorary pallbearers will be: Greg Boyd, Jasper Barnes and Brandon Barnes.

and online condolences may be shared with the family at blanchardfuneral.com.

Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau.

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