Rev. Anne T. Barnes OBITUARY
Rev. Anne T. Barnes OBITUARY
Rev. Anne T. Barnes, a long-time resident of Norfolk, VA, passed peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, July 25, 2024.at the age of 84. She was born on March 9, 1940, to the late Moses and Bertha Taylor. She attended public schools in Norfolk, VA and graduated from Booker T Washington High School at the age of 17. After a successful career of a professional cosmetologist and an accomplished entrepreneur in Hampton Roads, she was called to the ministry and pastored Grace Temple Church, Norfolk, VA.
Anne was the owner and president of Anne’s Beauty Academy, For Curls and More, Headline Creations, and True Dreams all located in Norfolk, VA.
Anne received degrees from Norfolk Division of Virginia State College, Institute of Cosmetology, National Beauty Culturist, and Gulf Coast Seminary. Additionally, she received certificates in Teaching Methods from Old Dominion University and Thomas Nelson Community College.
Anne is survived by her son, Darryl M. Barnes of Roselle, NJ and daughter Anita Barnes-Jackson of Philadelphia, PA. Also, brothers: McKinley Barnes (Florence), Wenonah, NJ; Donnie Taylor (Maxine), Norfolk, VA; and Dr. Alton Taylor (Leah), Silver Springs, MD; sisters: Dr. Bertha T. Escoffery (Suffolk, VA), and Yvonne T. Bly (Portsmouth, VA) and sister-in-law Ruth Barnes Nixon (Bowie, MD).
Funeral will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 12:00pm at Queen Street Baptist Church, Norfolk. Wake will be Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 4:00pm at Metropolitan Funeral Home, Berkley Chapel. Burial will be at Roosevelt Memorial Gardens, Chesapeake, VA.
