Nannie C. Barnes of Virginia Beach, VA died Saturday morning September 13, 2008 in Laurel Regional Hospital.
She was born Nannie Coleman in Tazewell, TN on November 16, 1917 but spent most of her childhood in Middlesboro, KY. After the death of her father, Roy Coleman, Nannie, her mother Lillie, and 2 sisters, Fern and Johnie, moved to Norfolk, VA in 1938. She later met and married a young Navy pilot, Charles S. Barnes Barney. They had four children; Charles, David, Cheryl, and Aletha Lynn. Besides being a wonderful mother, Nannie was an avid reader, bingo player and loved to crochet beautiful afghans. Nannie is preceded in death by her husband Barney, her daughter Cheryl Barnes, her son David Barnes, her parents Lillie and Roy Coleman, and her sister Fern King.
She is survived by her son Charles Barnes of Virginia Beach, VA; her daughter Lynn Barnes of Silver Spring MD, her sister Johnie Woolbright of Virginia Beach, VA; 2 grand children and 2 great grand children.
Services will be Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 2:00 at Altmeyer Funeral Home, 5792 Greenwich Rd, Virginia Beach, VA.