Barbara Isabella Sheats, 91, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Allen True Sheats, and her daughter Susan Elizabeth Hastings. Barbara is survived by her children: Mark A. Sheats (Mary); Charles D. Sheats (Ginny); Mary Ellen Hunsberger (Willis); Timothy C. Sheats (Melody); Philip L. Sheats (Desiree); and Jenise L. Moore (Owen); as well as her daughter-in-law, Margaret Sheats and son-in-law, William Hastings.
Born in Philadelphia, Barbara was a resident of Jefferson County for over forty years. She was an active member of Big Bend Hospice, a sewing instructor at the Extension Office, and a member of Triple L and the local Red Hat Society. She and her husband, Allen, also had the joy of coordinating Vacation Bible School for local children of the Lamont community for many years. Her passions were her faith in Christ, quilting, and spending time with her large and growing family of twenty-six grandchildren and numerous great-grands.
Barbara died resting in the hope of her redeemer Jesus Christ. Trusting in His finished work, she surrendered her soul to the Lord who created her and happily passed on to the world to come. Her godly example and Christ-centered life will continue to be cherished by her family and friends. As the Scripture declares, her children rise up and call her blessed. “Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”
A memorial service will be held at the Monticello Church of the Nazarene on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
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