Samantha "Pearl" Anne (Dedmon) Barnard
Marriages
Carl Barnard - July 6, 1940
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5A - March 12, 2011
Pearl A. Barnard, 98, Viola,
Ark., died March 11, 2011, at Baxter
County Regional Medical
Center in Mountain Home, Ark.
Services will be held at a later
date at Molina Baptist Church in
Molina.
Survivors include one son,
Bill of Mack; one daughter,
Ritchlyn Roach of Viola; two
grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5B - March 17, 2011
Pearl Barnard of Viola, Arkansas
died on March 11, 2011 at
Baxter Regional Medical Center
in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Pearl was born on March 8,
1913 in New Boston, Texas to
Wiliam Burton Dedmon and
Bessie Anne (Williams) Dedmon.
Pearl spent her childhood in Texas, attending Texas Tech where she
received her teaching certificate, she then taught school near
Abilene, Texas. On a working holiday in CO, Pearl met her future
husband while working on the Barnard ranch. They were married on
July 6, 1940 in Price, Utah and lived their lives together on the ranch
in Molina. She was a member of the Molina Baptist Church and
lived her life as an example to others and in service to her family
and friends. She loved to travel and in her 98 years her travel
spanned everything from crossing Texas in a covered wagon to airline
travel. he and Carl spent their retirement years traveling the
Western United States and Canada. Pearl also spent time in Hawaii
and Australia.
Pearl will be greatly missed by family and friends. She is survived
by one son, William Barnard (Kathy) of Mack, CO; one daughter,
Richlyn Roach (Dick) of Viola, AR; one grandson, Andrew Barnard
(Andrea) of Fruita, CO; one step-granddaughter, Kelli Cooper
of Viola, AR, and three step-great grandchildren, Natasha, Mistilen,
and Tristan. She is also survived by one cousin and numerous nieces
and nephews. She was preceded in death by Carl, her husband of 23
years; four brothers, three sisters, her granddaughter, Elizabeth Barnard,
and one step-great grandson, Alexander.
Graveside services for Pearl will be held at the Mesa Cemetery in
Mesa, CO, on Thursday, March 17, at 11:00 a.m. with reception for
friends and family to follow at Molina Baptist Church. A memorial
service will be held at a later date at the Enterprise Baptist Church in
Viola.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to Mission
Builders International. The Pearl Barnard Memorial, PO Box
406, Lakeside, Montana 59922 or a charity of your choice.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 4C - March 13, 2011
Pearl A. Barnard, 98,
Viola, Ark., died March 11, 2011,
in Mountain Home, Ark.
Services will be at 11 a.m.
Thursday at Mesa Cemetery in
Mesa.
She is survived by one son,
Bill of Mack; one daughter,
Ritchlyn Roach of Viola; two
grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.
