Martha Jane Barnes

Martha Jane Barnes, age 85, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 in the company of her family. She was born on September 10, 1934 to Charles R. Lederman and Clara Allie Thompson Lederman in Fordyce, Arkansas. Martha married her husband, Elain Elmer Barnes of 65 years on October 31, 1953. She was a loving and caring wife and mother, devoted to her family. She was active with her children, volunteering at school and sports activities from little league team mom, high school band mom, boy scouts and neighborhood mom. Later in life, she was employed for several years at the Pediatric Pharmacy at the Children’s Clinic next to Driscoll Hospital where she worked as a pharmacy assistant and supervised the pharmacy gift shop. She loved to travel and like to make trips to visit her grandchildren and vacations to Branson, Missouri.
She is survived by her husband, one sister, Patricia “Pat” Lederman Parnell, one
daughter and son-in-law, Lavesa and David Endres, one son and daughter-in-law, Eric and
Leticia Barnes and four grandchildren; Derek Endres, Dustin Endres, Erica Barnes and Joshua Barnes and several nieces and nephews and several grand and great-grand nieces and nephews as well as, Katie, her faithful dog. She is preceded in death by her parents; son, Marty Elain Barnes; brothers Charles R. Lederman, Jr. (C.R.) (Mary) and John H. Lederman; sisters Dorothy L. Lederman Wordlaw, Charlene Lederman Sanders, Lenora Lederman Bullock. Memorial Services will be held at Seaside Funeral Home, 4357 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX on Monday, March 2, 2020. Family Visitation: 10:30-11:30am, Public Visitation 11:30 – 12:30pm, Services – 12:30pm. A grave side service will be conducted through Benton Funeral Home at the Barnes Cemetery in Fordyce, Arkansas. Service time will be 11am on Friday, March 6, 2020. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, https://alz.org . To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net .