Obituary of Christopher Barnes

Services for Christopher Taylor Barnes, 42, Kilgore, will be at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, September 26, in the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Atwell Hankins officiating. Private burial will be in the Overton City Cemetery. Mr. Barnes died Friday, September 24, 2010 in Kilgore. He was born April 12, 1968 in Overton to the late Terry Taylor Barnes and Debbie Carol Howes Barnes 'Rhodes'. He lived all his life in the East Texas area and attended Overton Schools. He was an oil field worker and had a passion for cooking. He was a very caring person and his children were his life. He loved listening to the scanner and his hearts desire was to be a paramedic so he could help people. Survivors include his wife, DeDe Dillard, Kilgore; a son, Mason Barnes, Kilgore; two daughters, Christen Barnes and Bailey Cee Ann Barnes, Longview; a step-daughter, Brandi Richard, Kilgore; his mother, Debbie Rhodes, Overton; a brother, Ricky Barnes, West Memphis, Arkansas; a sister, Terri Schochler, Overton; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Sunday, September 26 prior to the funeral service.