Barbara Ann Byrd Stubbs obituary
obituary
Barbara Ann Byrd Stubbs, 79, of Columbus, GA died Sunday, June 12, 2022 at her home.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Epworth United Methodist Church with Reverend Earnestine Campbell officiating. The family will receive friends after the church service.
Barbara was born on December 21, 1942 in Lumpkin, Georgia to the late Justin Baldwin Byrd and Mamie Watkins Byrd. Ms. Stubbs retired as a supervisor of the Georgia Department of Revenue. She was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church, where she served on many committees, was a Sunday School teacher and a class member of The Questors Sunday School. She was president of the UMW “Hands in service” group for several years. Barbara enjoyed volunteering her time to help those in need, with the Food Ministry at Rosehill United Methodist Church and the Wynton Neighborhood Network. She was active in the Windsor Park Garden Club and the Thursday Morning Bible Study Group. She enjoyed playing canasta, swimming, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Besides her parents, she is predeceased by her sister, Betty Jean Byrd Bruno (Richard)
Survivors include her husband, Billy A. Stubbs; stepson, Kenneth Alan Stubbs (Gail), Sr.; grandson, Kenneth Alan Stubbs, Jr.; sisters, Brenda Joyce Byrd Hanner (Cecil), Beverly Grace Byrd Parker (Wayne); nieces, Donna Galindo (Guillermo), Christie Parker, Wanda Chappell (Terry); nephews, Richard Bruno, Jr (Julie), Mark Hanner (Misty) and Chip Parker, and several great-nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank Columbus Hospice House for their loving care and support during Barbara’s battle with cancer.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Discretionary Fund at Epworth United Methodist Church 2400 Devonshire Drive Columbus, GA 31904.
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