Mrs. Barbara E. Mack Obituary (1918

Mrs. Barbara E. Mack, 97, passed away on March 21, 2016, at her residence in West Point. Mrs. Barbara was born on September 29, 1918, in Sikeston, Missouri, the daughter of the late James and Ethel Lillian Steele Strange. She was a member of Westside Baptist Church in Macon. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-great-grandmother, and sister. She loved flowers and gardening. She was a Gold Star Mother, who lost her son Lance Corporal Joseph D. Mack during the Vietnam War. She married Woodrow Wilson Mack on January 18, 1943 in Sikeston, Missouri and he passed away on June 26, 1990. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by 2 Daughters: Shirley and Ruthie Jean Mack; 4 Sons: Billy W. Mack, Lance Corporal Joseph D. Mack, Charles R. Mack, and Stephen W. Mack; One Granddaughter: Linda Sue LaFentres and Brother: Everette "Buddy" Jarrett. Funeral services will be Friday, March 25, 2016, at 2:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend John Burks officiating. Burial will follow in Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include Four Daughters, Sharon Haynes of Louisville, Nancy Backfisch (Paul) of Elmo, MO, Cindy L. Whitehead (Cliff) of West Point, and Terry M. Flores (Mark Pruitt) of Columbus; One Son, Dennis R. Berry of Poplar Bluff, MO; Twenty-one Grandchildren; Fifty-four Great Grandchildren; and A number of Great-Great-Great Grandchildren; and Two Sisters, Wanda Boatham of Arnold, MO, and June Donahue of St. Louis, MO. Pallbearers will be Stephen Flores, Robert Whitehead, Joseph Haynes, Justin Mack, Jason Pruitt, Jason Mack, and Brandon Mack. Honorary Pallbearers will be Cliff Whitehead, Mark Pruitt, Joe Flores, Paul Backfisch, Nicholas Flores, Vickie Mack, and the Nurses and Staff of Gentiva Home Health and Hospice. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. Visitation will be Friday 1:00-2:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com