Beatrice Joyce Barnes Obituary

In loving memory of Beatrice Joyce Barnes in Tyler, Texas, born in Palestine, Texas, who departed this world on March 10, 2026 at the age of 86. Beatrice leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert Ellis and Thelma Irene Wilbanks; her son Phillip Steven Byarley; and her siblings, Ruby Lee Hobbs, Charles Ellis Wilbanks, Violet Draper Riggs, Oscar Paul Wilbanks and Annie Laura Simpson.

She is survived by: her husband Wendell King Barnes; her children, Susan Vasselli (John), Tania Merrifield and Wendell Barnes (Jennifer); her grandchildren, Robert Renfro, Kristyn Roberts, Atalie Rivera, Thomas Melvin, Katy Wilson, Nicole Winter, Taylor Ramputi, Joseph Bartok, Christian Barnes, Abigail Barnes, Emma Allred and Eliza Barnes; and her brother James Rudolph Wilbanks.