GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Rosie Lee Barnes, 91, of Glenallen died Thursday, March 13, 2003, at Eldercare Nursing Home in Marble Hill, Mo.

She was born Aug. 6, 1911, in Choctaw, Ark., daughter of James and Eliza Honeycutt Chew. She married Thurman Odus Thompson in January 1931, and he preceded her in death. She then married Willie E. Barnes on Feb. 20, 1972, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 21, 1988.

She was a meat packer for several years and taught Sunday school and Bible school for several years at New Trace Creek Baptist Church. She and her first husband helped start two storefront churches in Chicago.

Survivors include three daughters: Ruth Barker of Glenallen, Louise Barker of Aurora, Ill., and Wynona Buxton of McCloud, Okla.; one sister, Maudie Bradley of Gideon, Mo.; 10 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, four brothers, four sisters and five grandchildren.

Friends may call from 3:30 to 8 p.m. today at the Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill.

Funeral service will be at 6 p.m. today at the funeral home with the Revs. Kenneth Shoemaker and Frederick Mouser officiating.

Friends also may call from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Mountain View Baptist Church near Morrilton, Ark. Burial will follow in the Woolverton Mountain Cemetery near Morrilton.