MoletaBarnhardt

Moleta Barnhardt

Moleta Barnhardt, age 97, of Greenville took her journey to heaven on Wednesday at 7:45 in the evening to meet her Lord for the first time with open arms and to be reunited with her loved ones.  Her services will be at 4:00 PM on Sunday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Raymond Turner officiating.  Interment will follow at Caddo Mills IOOF Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM on Saturday at the funeral home.

Born on August 23, 1910 in Caddo Mills, Mrs. Barnhardt was the daughter of John Rastus Griffis and Gracie Ellen Spencer.  On July 16, 1930, she married Raymond Roscoe Barnhardt who preceded her in death on the same date 39 years ago on May 14, 1969.  She was a very loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.  She was a charter member of the Eastern Stars and was the oldest member of the Family Fellowship Church where she was an active in her Prime-timers Sunday School Class.

Her survivors include her daughter, Donnah Rose Murphy and husband, Brack of Campbell; granddaughters, Rynn R. Duren and husband, Arnie of Rowlett, Becky Drake and husband, Tim of Greenville, Sonia Aube’ and husband, Brian of Dallas, Kim Jones of Campbell, and Debbie Williams of Plano; brother, Billie Warren Griffis and wife, Wanda Pearl of Greenville; and great-grandchildren, Dillon Ray Duren and Brooke Nicole Duren both of Rowlett, Austin and Chandler Bigby and Denver Drake of Greenville, Taylor Brooke and Tanner Aube’ of Dallas, and Rebecca Jones of Campbell.

In addition to her husband, she was also preceded in death by her parents, her brother J. R. Griffis, Jr. and her sister-in-law Cathryn Griffis.

Pallbearers will be Harold Williams, Arnie Duren, Dillon Duren, Tim Drake, Brian Aube’, David Diggs and Darrin Reisor.  Honorary Pallbearers will be J. Harris Morgan and Charles Clyde Barnhardt.