Marie "Granny" Barnwell
December 11, 1924 ~ March 5, 2011
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
MARIE “GRANNY” BARNWELL
ASHEVILLE – Marie “Granny” Barnwell, 86, of Dillingham Circle, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, March 5, 2011.
Mrs. Barnwell was born in Dandridge, TN, and was a daughter of the late George and Daisy Brown Burchfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Preston Barnwell, Sr., and a sister, Mildred “Midge” Evans.
She was a graduate of Oakley High School and she was a member of the Emmanuel Full Gospel Church.
Surviving are three sons, Tom P. Barnwell, Jr. and wife Linda, Steve Barnwell and wife, Theresa, and George W. Barnwell and wife, Ethel, all of Asheville; three grandchildren, Tom P. Barnwell III, Vicky D’Alessandro and husband, Marc, and George W. Barnwell, Jr., and wife, Anita’ four great-grandchildren, Katlyn and Kaleb D’Alessandro and Connor and Randall Barnwell; a sister, Zade Rocisso of CT, a brother, Doug Burchfield and wife, Diane, of Fairview, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Tunnel Road chapel of Groce Funeral Home, East Asheville, with the Rev. Michael Woodby officiating. Burial will follow at Ashelawn Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
The family expresses sincere appreciation to the staff of the Laurels of Summit Ridge for the loving care they provided to Mrs. Barnwell.
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I am so sorry to hear about your mother’s passing. She was a dear, dear lady.
We are sorry to hear about your mother’s passing
Tom and George, we’re thinking of you at this sad time and have you and your family in our prayers.
Jo and D.H. Wilde
Good-bye Mrs. Barnwell. Your smile sure will be missed! Loved taking care of you.
Aunt Marie,
Thank you so much for the wonderful childhood memories you gave me. You and your family helped turn a scared little German boy into a member of the ‘Barnwell’ clan. My memories of you and your family will always have a special place in my heart. You have a special place in Heaven. Teresa and I love you.
Dear GW and Anita, and family,we are sorry for your loss. Our prayers are with you and your family. God Bless, Steve and Stuart
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Boys you had a very special Mother she was a favirite of mine. I loved to go to Uncle Pres and Aunt Marie’s. Our prayers are with you sorry I can’t come I have a dr. app.We Love You all. Joyce
The Barnwell family – we are so sorry to hear about Mrs. Barnwell’s passing. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Teena and Louie
We are very sorry for your loss.
To all the family that shared such a wonderful woman with me, I would like to say, ‘Thank you.’ Words cannot express the great sorrow I have in my heart right now but I am also filled with joy to have known one of Gods Angels!! May God continue to keep you all in his perfect peace during this time.
Praying for you and your family for your loss. She was a marvelous woman and truely a blessing blessing from the Lord. Our deepest regards go out to you and yours. Lean upon the Lord in these times and He will give you comfort. We love you and are praying for you all.
I loved Aunt Marie, one of my fondest memories of her was our vist to her farm in Hendersonville with my sister Linda. We were about 7 and 10 years old then and now we are 62 and 65. Our mom, Zade sent us for a week, I think we wanted to come home in 3 days. it was more work and not play and we got a good appreciation of what it takes to run a farm. We were up at dawn and in bed by 8pm. There were chicken eggs, picking and stringing green beans and bring in the cows from the far fields and woods. The cows had large bells and the sound seemed to surround us and I still get lost in the woods. Tommy scared us by telling us the room over the kitchen had no floor and if you opened it you would end up in the basement. Wonderful!..Uncle Pres would squirt us with milk as he milked the cows. Aunt Marie, made the best butter and buttermilk. I remember the churn by the fireplace. And she made the best cornbread on her wood burning stove. They are memories I cherish. She loved her animals, and that passed on to us. She talked in that wonderful slow southern drawl and nothing ever seemed to rush her or get her rattled. I am so sorry that her life was shortened by the accident that put her in a convalescent home. I think she pined away for her farm and animals. I always expected this tough old farm girl to live to be a 100 or more. That accident stole her life.
Tommy, Steve and GW, we are so sad this happen, and I am sure you will dearly miss your mom. Parents, even frail and sick ones help connect us to the earth with their shared memories. After a while there is no one left that remembers what you did as a child and it is a great loss.
Our Mom Zade and my husband Gary , sends their sympathy as well.
We are so sorry to hear of the passing of Mrs.Barnwell.You are all in our hearts and prayers at this time.May God bless you and keep you in his arms.
AUNT MARIE, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL CHILDHOOD MEMORIES I SPENT WITH YOU ON YOUR FARM,WAY TOO MANY TO LIST HERE BUT THEY ARE ALL IN MY HEART.I THINK MY LOVE FOR ANIMALS STARTED VISTING YOU, AND I ALWAYS ADMIRED WHAT A STRONG AND LOVING WOMEN YOU WERE. TO MY COUSINS TOM,STEVE AND GEORGE, I’M FACING THE SAME SITUATION WITH MY MOM,AND IT’S CLOSER THEN I WANT IT TO BE. BUT YOUR MOM LIVED A FULL LIFE DOING WHAT MADE HER HAPPY, AND THAT IS A BLESSING. JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU NEVER KNOW HOW STRONG YOU ARE UNTIL YOU REALIZE THAT ONLY YOUR FAITH IN GOD GIVES YOU THE STRENGTH TO GET THROUGH THIS. LOVE YOUR COUSIN LINDA RAUCCIO.