Christine BARKSDALE

Christine Louise Barksdale , age 84 departed this life peacefully on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Hospice of Dayton.
 
Christine was born to the late Annie West and Robert Lumpkin on October 29, 1930 in Monroe, Georgia.
 
She professed a hope in Christ at a very young age and united with Good Hope Baptist Church in Good Hope, Georgia. After migrating to Dayton, Ohio she joined Mt. Enon Missionary Baptist Church under the late Reverend Joel L. Mundy.
 
Christine was a cook for over 40 years with various companies.
 
Christine was preceded in death by her father, Robert Lumpkin parents, Annie and William Carter; husband, Tommie Lee Barksdale; niece , Lynda Powell; nephews, Ricky Whaley and Kevin Jones.
 
She leaves to cherish her memory: 7 children, Shirley Ann, Donald, Christopher, Edna, Ronald, Jane, and LaVerne, all of Dayton, OH; sister, Betty Whaley of Dayton, and brother, Hinton Jones of Jamestown, OH; 26 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, and many other relatives and friends, too numerous to name.

Visitation (10a) and Funeral (11a) - Fri, April 24, 2015 at Mt. Enon Miss. Baptist, 1501 W. MLK Jr. Way Dayton

Professional services entrusted to Bowman and Young Funeral Home.