MARY ELIZABETH ‘TINCE’ BARNETTE

Mary Elizabeth “Tince” Barnette, 89, of Wise, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gale Barnette; parents, Ora “Chib” Chandler and Martha Miller Chandler; and several brothers and sisters.

Surviving are three daughters, Ann Mullins of Wise, Trish Thompson and husband Bo of Wise and Linda Ballard and husband Tommy of North Carolina; six grandchildren, Lisa Wyckoff and husband Peter, Eddie Baker and wife Wendy, Chase Ballard, Rhiannon Ballard, Gracie Thompson, Gabe Thompson, and Nate Thompson and fiancé Presley Taylor; three great-grandchildren, PJ Wyckoff, Brooklin Baker and Dauntay Woods; one sister, Sue Bray of Campbellsville, KY; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Barnette will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 8 at the Sturgill Funeral Home chapel with Pastor Clifford Mullins officiating. Burial will follow in the Jessee Cemetery in Wise. Family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until time of services at 3 p.m. We will be following state mandated social distancing and occupancy. Masks will be required and will not be supplied by the funeral home or the family. Please visit www.sturgillfuneral.com to leave online condolences for the family.

Sturgill Funeral Home in Wise is in charge of