Barbara Lee Downs, 79 of Oak Hill, WV went to be with her Lord on Monday, January 11, 2021 at Plateau Medical Center. Barbara was born on November 8, 1941 in Summerlee, WV to Forrest Kessler and Beulah McDaniel.
Barbara was an administrative specialist at Plateau Medical Center and New River Health and a member of Fellowship Memorial Baptist Church of Oak Hill. She loved to attend church, read the Bible, shop with friends and most of all spend time with her family.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband Bill, son Charles “Chuck”, daughter-in-law Danielle and grandsons Michael and Andrew Downs; stepson William Downs, brother Billy Hamilton, sister-in-law Valerie Hamilton and best friend Karen Marshall.
Services will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday January 16th in the chapel of High Lawn Funeral Home with Rev. Pete Lokant officiating. Entombment will follow in High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Friends may call from 1:00 pm until time of service at the funeral home. In keeping with Covid-19 restrictions all people must wear a mask, practice social distancing and have no more than 25 people in the building at any one time. The family and the staff of High Lawn appreciate your kind observance of these restrictions.
Pall bearers will include Charles Downs, Michael Downs and Gary Lewis.