Wilma Bernadine "Billie" Barnhart Obituary (1931 - 2020)

Wilma Bernadine "Billie" Barnhart, 88, of Gibson City, Illinois, formerly of Saybrook, Illinois, passed away at 10:35 A.M. Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at the Gibson Community Hospital Annex, Gibson City, Illinois. Her funeral will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Saybrook, Illinois, with Kevin Lawrence officiating. Burial will follow in Bellflower Township Cemetery, Bellflower, Illinois. Visitation will be from 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Friday, March 6, 2020, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Bellflower Christian Church or Gibson Community Hospital Annex. Wilma was born on December 28, 1931, in Colfax, Illinois, a daughter of Harry A. and Nellie E. Lyons Morefield. She married Edmond M. "Barney" Barnhart on July 15, 1979, in Bellflower, Illinois. He passed away on November 1, 2008. Wilma is survived by her two daughters, Connie Carrell of Lee's Summit, Missouri, and Jacqulyn (Lynn) Bowen of Little Rock, Arkansas; four grandchildren, Marissa (Gary) Thomas; Kris (Joanna) Carrell; Brendon (Nikki) Keith; Steve (Marya) Keith; fifteen great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; brother, Roger (Judy) Hardesty of Rock Falls, Illinois; and a special friend, Allen Neubauer of Saybrook, Illinois. Wilma was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, one sister, and son-in-law, Steve Carrell. Wilma was a member of the Bellflower Christian Church. She also was a member of the OES Drummer Chapter 822, Gibson City, Illinois.