Olene Orrick Barksdale
Olene Orrick Barksdale passed away Nov. 21 at Generations of Red Bay in Red Bay, Ala. She was born Dec. 3, 1932, in Itawamba County, Miss. She lived most of her life in Red Bay and attended Red Bay Free Will Baptist Church. She retired from Lance Garment Company where she worked as a seamstress. She had a love for reading, working in her flower beds, and caring for her beloved cats.
Visitation will be held Nov. 24 from 1-2 p.m. at Deaton Funeral Home in Red Bay. A graveside service follows at 2:30 p.m. at Halltown Cemetery. Bro. Steve Lindsay will officiate.
Mrs. Barksdale is survived by her sons, Tony Barksdale and Wade Barksdale (Carolyn); grandchildren, Jeff Barksdale (Mandy); Lana Parrish (Daniel); and a brother, Donnie Orrick.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Raymond Barksdale; her parents, Harold and Ethel Stanphill Orrick; brothers, Bill Orrick and Douglas Orrick; and sisters, Edith Lancaster and Irene Letson.
