Alma Ruth Barber Hegwood, born May 10, 1937 to parents Jack and Bessie (Hawkins) Barber passed away peacefully in her sleep May 21, 2023. She is now rejoicing in Heaven with her parents and all the family she loved so dearly. She loved music and dancing, so if there was music playing her feet were moving. Alma was a water lover, and she enjoyed fishing on the lake any time she had the chance. Alma, while a long-term Anderson County, Tennessee resident, lived several years in Gainseville, Florida. She was a spit-fire who loved family gatherings and parties.
As well as her parents, Alma is preceded in death by her siblings and in-laws:
Ruby (Dana) Wilson
Pauline “Lizzie” Harmon
Lonas Barber,
JB Barber
Kathleen (Vernon) Daugherty
Curtis Lee Barber
Faye Barber
Helen (DC) Sharp
Patricia Searle
Tommy Barber
Johnny Harmon
Nancy Braden
Frank Braden
She is survived by:
Special nephew Wayne (Bozie) Barber
Sister Bessie Braden
Brother-in law Francis Braden
Sisters-in law : Barbara Barber, Margaret Barber, Cindy Barber, and Irene Harmon
And a TON of Nieces, Nephews, Greats, Great-Greats, and Great-Great-Great Nieces and Nephews
Services
VISITATION
Tuesday
May 30, 2023
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Hatmaker Funeral Home
503 S. Main Street
Lake City, TN 37769
FUNERAL SERVICE
Tuesday
May 30, 2023
7:30 PM
Hatmaker Funeral Home
503 S. Main Street
Lake City, TN 37769
GRAVESIDE SERVICE
Wednesday
May 31, 2023
11:00 AM
Oak Grove Cemetery
Lake City, TN 37766