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Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Barkley will be held Sunday, December 30, 2007 at Wesley United Methodist Church at 2:00 PM. Mary died Thursday at the age of 90 at Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville. Visitation is Saturday, December 29, 2007, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home.
Mary was born in 1917 in Cooper, Texas. She was the daughter of Lawrence and Nora Shelton. She married her elementary school sweetheart, John B. in 1940. A longtime Greenville resident, Mary was her husband’s business partner at their family business, Barkley’s Garage and Car Lot from 1938-1993.
Later in life, Mary became an active member of Wesley United Methodist Church where she volunteered in the office and participated in many Bible study classes. She enjoyed meeting new people of all ages and walks of life. She was passionate about cooking and spending time with her family.
Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Mariann and Mack Andrews of Greenville; granddaughter Emily Sundeen and husband Michael of Greenville; granddaughter Julia Andrews and partner Eve West of Monmouth, Illinois; great-grandchildren Matthew and Claire Sundeen; sister Maurice Gautier Easley of Humble, Texas; and sister-in-law Christine Henley. She was preceded in death by her husband John B. Barkley in 1994, one sister and one brother.
Pallbearers will be Pete Page, Bill Boggs, John Foote, John Bishop, James Kuykendall, and Doyle Dick. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. John Wilkins, Wayne Foote and Willie Smith.
The family requests memorials be made to Wesley United Methodist Church’s Building Fund or Wesley United Methodist Church’s TV Ministry.