Sally J. Barnes

Sally Jane Thomas Barnes, of Mount Airy, died Aug. 15, 2008, of leukemia, at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She was 67.

Born Aug. 16, 1940, in Baltimore, to George C. and Justa Witherspoon Thomas, she graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1958.

She married William Herman Barnes Jr. in 1961.

Mrs. Barnes worked as a nurse for Carroll Hospital Center for 20 years, before becoming a school nurse for the Howard County Public School System, where she was employed for 16 years. She retired in 2007.

Family members recall that she enjoyed the company of her family and friends.

Mrs. Barnes was predeceased by a brother, Jim Thomas.

In addition to her husband of 47 years, she is survived by a daughter and a son-in-law, Julia and David Call, of Prince Frederick; a son and a daughter-in-law, Jim and Suellen Barnes, of Mount Airy; two brothers, George Thomas, of Columbia and Dennis Thomas, of Westminster; and four grandchildren, Brandon Call, Zachary Call, Mary-Kaitlyn Barnes and Mathew Barnes.

Funeral services were held Aug. 19, 2008, at Burrier-Queen Funeral Home and Crematory in Winfield. The Rev. Clarence Kaylor officiated.

Interment followed at Pine Grove Cemetery in Mount Airy.

Memorial donations may be made to UMBF School of Medicine, c/o Alison Smith, Office of Development, 100 N. Greene Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, MD 21201.

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