Harold Lee Barnes

Harold Lee Barnes of Coopertown, Tennessee, passed from this life to Heaven on Saturday morning, July 8, 2023 at Morningside of Springfield. A celebration of life service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 13 in the Oakhurst Chapel of Robertson County Funeral Home with Martin Babb officiating. Burial will follow in Springfield Memorial Gardens with Dr. David Evans officiating. Pallbearers will be Kent Browning, Corban Browning, Jared Dauenhauer, Billy Hardin, Sam Cardwell, Phil Barnes, Anson Woodall, and Jeremy Tolbert. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 3:00 until the time of service.

Harold was born May 28, 1936, in Robertson County to the late Jesse Cleveland Barnes and Bessie Alice James Barnes. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Jesse and Larry Barnes. He was a member of Springfield Baptist Church where he served as deacon, outreach leader for the Men's Unity Sunday School Class for twenty years and host greeter for worship service. He helped initiate the church's bread ministry and participated in the program for many years by visiting shut-ins and church members.

He graduated from Coopertown High School and following two years of service in the U.S. Army, he continued his education by graduating with a BS degree in Business Administration from Austin Peay State University. He was employed in the Program Development Department of the Tennessee Department of Transportation for thirty years. He enjoyed fishing, playing golf and was a master at telling stories and jokes.

He is survived by his wife, Martha Jackson Barnes of Coopertown, daughter Cindy Barnes Browning (Kent) of Murfreesboro, son Brian Barnes (Dana) of Hendersonville and he leaves four grandchildren: AlLee Dauenhauer (Jared), Corban Browning, Elizabeth Barnes and Katie Barnes. He had three great-grandchildren: Ava, Elijah and Briggs Dauenhauer. He will be extremely missed by his dog Scooter.

The family wants to thank Tristar NorthCrest, NHC, Morningside Assisted Living, and Gentiva Hospice for their love, concern, and care for him and the family for the past two and one-half months.

The family requests, if so desired, that memorial donations be made in Harold's memory to Springfield Baptist Church, St. Jude's, or the Robertson County Isaiah 117 House. All donations may be sent in care of Robertson County Funeral Home.

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