Carol Lea (Barton) Tunison Obituary
With solemn reverence, we commemorate Carol Lea (Barton) Tunison of Rixeyville, Virginia, born in Lynchburg, Missouri, whose life came to an end on July 23, 2025 at the age of 88, leaving behind cherished memories. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Carol Lea may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her husband Kenneth Tunison; her parents, Henry Barton and Lilly Wade Barton; and her siblings, Evelyn Barton Decker, Artie Barton Patterson, Burl Barton, Larry Barton, Donald Barton and Merlin Barton.
She is survived by: her sister Cella Barton Rhea; and her children, Barton Richard Tunison, Garett John Tunison (Amy Tunison), Roland Clay Tunison and Heidi Jane Tunison Pickering (Fredrick Pickering). She is also survived by 20 nieces and nephews, 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
