Funeral services will be held at Wharton Funeral Chapel on Friday, January 8, 2021, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Mark Kinkel, pastor of Freedom First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Freedom Cemetery at 4 p.m. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com.

Barbara Ann was born on January 8, 1935, to Nellie May (Sharp) and Merle Henry French in Freedom, Oklahoma. She passed away on January 5, 2021, in Amarillo, Texas, at the age of 85 years, 11 months and 28 days.

Barbara was the third child out of five, having an older sister and brother and a younger brother and si...