Anna Mae Barnes, 95, of Doniphan, Missouri, died Sunday, August 20, 2023, at Randolph County Nursing Home in Pocahontas, AR. Mrs. Barnes, daughter of the late Avon and Minnie (Winters) Gibson, was born December 9, 1927, in Poyner, MO On December 4, 1947. She married Allen D. Barnes in Poyner. He preceded her in death.

Mrs. Barnes was a lifetime member of the Doniphan Church of God, being active in the community she was a 4H leader and worked with others in the Homemakers Club. Loved to make quilts, and always gave to burn out homes of families. At the beginning of COVID-19 she sewed hundreds of masks for the staff of Randolph County Nursing Home. She worked on the family farm helping her husband, loved to garden and can food. Famous for her Chicken and Dumplings, hosted Christmas, Thanksgiving and other family events.

Surviving are three children, Cindy (Melvin) Nesbit of Doniphan, Nancy (Paul) Dismang of El Paso, AR and Walter (Peggy) Barnes of Licking, MO. One brother Charles Eugene (Jenny) Gibson of Atlanta, GA.; eight grandchildren Amy Armetta (Terry) Hayes, Kirk Allen (Tammy) Barnes, Alana Jo Barnes (Derick) Lagemann, Elaina Barnes (Shawn) Degon, William Allen (Cynthia) Dismang, Jonathan Paul (Mandy) Dismang, Kyle Ray (Sneha) Dismang, and Elizabeth Ann Dismang (Mitch) Breitweiser; and 20 great-grandchildren, Hunter Hayes, Brandon (Victoria) Loveless, Ryan Loveless, Armetta D. Loveless, Cade Dismang, Cole Dismang, Kylee Dismang, Sawyer Dismang, Yogi Dismang, Kai Dismang, Kamryn Barnes, Jadyn Barnes, Collin Nash, Kaleigh (Andy) O’Daniel, Maggie (AJ) Rodts, Carter Degon, Connor Degon, Abigail Lagemann, Isabella Lagemann, Brody Lagemann, and four great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Geneva Gibson Bagwill; Daughter of the heart Rosemary Gibson (Charlie) Barcliff; many surviving nieces, nephews, and many other family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and two brothers, Roy Lee Gibson, and Lavon Gibson.

Visitation will be Saturday August 26, 2023 from 5-8 pm with funeral services Sunday 2 pm with Bro. Elijah Allen & Minister Gerald Fears officiating. Burial will be in Poyner Cemetery.