Kelli Barnes

Mrs. Kelli Wade Barnes of Martin, passed away Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, at Jackson Madison County Hospital in Jackson. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday at South Fulton Baptist Church. Burial followed in McConnell Baptist Church Cemetery with Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton, Kentucky in charge of the arrangements. Kelli was born on Jan. 8, 1973 in Fulton County, Kentucky to Joe Wade and Linda Wilbanks Wade of the McConnell community. She was an accounting assistant at UTM since 1996 and was a member of South Fulton Baptist Church. She was saved and baptized at the McConnell Baptist Church in April of 1983. She was very creative in crafting and enjoyed friends, UTM coworkers and her family. She is survived by her parents; her husband, Kevin Barnes, to whom she married Feb. 27, 1993; one son, Blake (Sarah) Barnes of Cordova; one daughter, Anna Barnes of Martin; a sister, Kristi Wade of Martin; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Wilma Wilbanks of Martin; and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Janice Barnes of Union City. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. Online tributes may be left at www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com