Barbara Pace Michael's Obituary
Barbara Pace Michael, 59, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, died Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Germantown Methodist Hospital with her family at her side after losing her hard fought battle with cancer. Born in Fort Chaffee, AR, Barbara attended UT Martin and had a working career at Turner Dairy, Life Savers Inc, Nike, and then International Paper until she stopped to be a stay at home mother. Barbara professed her faith in Jesus Christ and joined Emmanuel United Methodist Church where she was an active and supportive member for 27 years. She loved her family, cooking, baking (especially for her grandchildren), sewing, reading, going to the movies, watching classic TV, putting puzzles together, and decorating the house for every holiday no matter the occasion. She kept her two grandsons during the week which brought her the biggest joy of all. Barbara was a devoted lover of animals, particularly concerned over the welfare of dogs and cats. She had one dog, Bailey, who passed away two months ago, and two loving cats, one of which was a stray that she could not turn away. She saved her newspapers and made a monthly run to the local animal shelter where she donated these for their use. Barbara was preceded in death by her father and mother, Walter and Barbara Pace; her sister, Mary Winfrey; and nephew Christopher (Scott) Bankston along with several other family members. She is survived by her loving husband, Ricky Joe Michael; her loving daughter, Christine Ray; son-in-law, Jason Ray; two grandsons, Jayden and Jaxon Ray; two nephews, Christopher and Anthony Bankston, along with several other loving family members. The family will receive friends from 5-8 pm Friday evening, July 22 at Memorial Park Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 am Saturday, July 23 also at Memorial Park Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 901-767-8930 “Celebrating Life… Behind the Stone Wall”.Her tribute slideshow can be viewed here: https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/CC2YHXTBYM63YJZP
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