| OCR Text |
Show Ella W. Starks ‘Barlin OGDEN er and i Our beloved Thoth. grandmother, | Ella W. | Starks Barlin, 94, passed peace- _ fully at her home on January 3, 2012. She wa born February| — 6, 1917, in Sici-| ya Island, | ly af Louisiana, daughter _— of | James and | Mamie Starks. | She married| . Richard Barlin a on January 5, poe Louisiana. They moved to. Utah in 1942 and their blessed with four Richard died in 1974. Ella worked union friends. by — children. 7 © | for the Civil Ser- vice for many years. _ -She was a church usher at New Zion Baptist Church for many years until her health no longer allowed her to continue. She later joined the Second Baptist Church, Ella was deeply loved and respected : was her family Many people call — | — | | and her “mom”. she was the Simei of the | American. Legion Auxiliary, a member of the Elks, Timpanogos — Temple, Blacks in Government | and the NAACP. Surviving are three sons and © a daughter, Rufus Barlin, Ogden; — Ellen Head, Ogden; Richard Bar-_ lin, Jr. (Beverly), Riverside, CA; Sam Barlin (Tammy), Roy; three — grandchildren, Darrell M. Head, Renee Barlin, Courtney Otubah, two great grandchildren, Chase and Kennedy, ; Also surviving are two sisters, — Ammie Brown and Nancy Forest both of Fresno, CA and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Richard and. Allen Starks and grandson, Ronald Head. _ Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 9, 2012, at 1 pm at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Bivd. where friends may call on Sunday, January 8th from 6 to 8 p.m. Interment, Ogden City Cemetery. | The family would like to give special thanks to Oscar, Dee, Carole, Heath, her church family. and friends. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.myers-mortuary.com — | > | |
