Mrs. Betty Jean Barfield Marshall's Obituary
Ecclesiastes 3: 1 states, that "There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die." Betty Jean Barfield Marshall was called home in God's time on February 11, 2015 at Rush Foundation Hospital. She was born on March 11, 1937 in Kemper County, MS to the late Albert and Savannah "Cryer" Barfield. She confessed Christ at an early age united with New Hope Blackwater Church, in Kemper County, MS. Ecclesiastes the third chapter also states, that there is "a time to weep and a time to laugh." Betty Jean always offered a shoulder to weep on to her friends, family, neighbors, loved ones, and sometimes strangers. She also loved to laugh and to help those in need; for helping others truly gave her joy. She received a great deal of happiness by simply spending countless hours sitting on the bank catching fish, watching game shows, and last but not least, worshipping the Lord. Her laughter, her spirit, and her smile will truly be missed by those whom she loved. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Marshall, her sister, Mary Lee Naylor and her great granddaughter, Tijan R. Cole. She leaves behind to cherish her special memories eight loving children. Her seven daughters: Helen Barfield Aikens, Glenda Faye Barfield, Holly Gay Marshall, Priscilla Marshall and Erica Cotina Powe all of Meridian, MS, Gloria Jean Roundtree of Columbia, SC and Sandra Denise Pickens of Moody, AL. She also leaves behind her one son: Keith Dewayne Marshall of Meridian, MS; two brothers: James L. Barfield of Daleville, MS and Albert Barfield, Jr, of Cincinnati, OH; two sisters: Sallie Jemison of Meridian, MS, and a baby sister, Sarah Richardson of Detroit, MI; sixteen grandchildren: Dawn Gaddis, Elizabeth "Michelle" Barfield, Samoria and Samuel Roundtree, Jr., Tijoshia and Tyara Marshall, Tionna Bonnet, Sherowin Clemons, Jr., Keyon and Jada Marshall, Deangelo Harris, Brayden and Bradley Pickens, Eric Marshall, and Nikya Powe; numerous other great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives, and dear friends.
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