Wilma Walker Barber

Wilma Faye Walker Barber, 75, died on Aug. 7, 2011, in Fort Worth. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Thursday at Normandale Baptist Church, 2001 Chapel Creek Blvd., White Settlement. The daughter of James Eric Grady and Ruth Willams Walker, Wilma grew up in Palo Pinto County. She married Jerry Don Barber of Mineral Wells, and the couple long resided in the Burton Hill neighborhood of Fort Worth. She had two daughters, and dedicated her life as a loving mother and homemaker. Wilma was known for her sweet and loving temperament, cackling laugh, astute memory for family anecdotes, but above all for her love and loyalty to family and friends. After the passing of her husband, Jerry, in 1996, Wilma found a family of faith among the women of God's Windows. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jerry; and by siblings, Bertha, Evelyn, Ruby, and Grady. Survivors: Her daughter, Brenna (Stan); grandchildren, Jennifer, Brandon (Emily), and Lindsay; great-grandchildren, Canon and Brady; daughter, Joni (John); grandchildren, Lauren and Paul; and sister, Thelma Walker Gilley.