Winchester, Helen 'Fern'

1922 - 2015  (92 years)

• Name	Winchester, Helen 'Fern'
  		Helen 'Fern' (Winchester) Barbee (1922-2015)
  Birth	25 Nov 1922
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	WINC.H005
  _FGRAVE	144439871
  Death	28 Mar 2015	Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
  Burial	Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I52572	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Winchester, Alley Azzor,   b. 1887   d. 1964 (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Eckel, Mattie M.,   b. 1898   d. 1974 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F19057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbee, Victor 'Vick',   b. 1 Jun 1916   d. 8 Aug 2007 (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F19058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 28 Mar 2015 - Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Burial - - Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Helen "Fern" Barbee, 92, of Louisville, IL, passed away at 7:10 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. Fern was born on November 25, 1922 to Aley and Mattie (Eckle) Winchester. She married Victor Barbee on July 7, 1940. He preceded her in death on August 8, 2007. She was a homemaker and member of Red Brush Christian Church. Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Sproat and husband Keith, of Evansville, IN; Jean Bailey and husband Bill of Louisville, IL; a son, Robert "Bob" Barbee and wife Celeste of Princeton, IN; and one sister Lottie Fowler of Louisville, IL. Eight grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and two sisters. A private funeral was held graveside on Monday, March 30, 2015 at Red Brush Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family request that memorials be made to Oil Belt Christian Service Camp in Flora, IL and will be received at the funeral home. Please visit www.jwnealfuneralhome.net to leave condolences, memorials and to light a candle.