of West Memphis, AR

January 19, 1934 - June 6, 2025

Dorothy Catalina Barnes, 91, of West Memphis, Arkansas went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, June 6, 2025 with family by her side. She was the eleventh of eleven children born on January 19, 1934 in Clarksdale, Mississippi to Augusta and Justina Catalina. She grew up in Turrell, Arkansas.

Dorothy was a graduate of Turrell High School where she played on the Regional Champion Turrell Rockets basketball team. After high school, Dorothy attended Business College in Memphis, TN.

After completing her studies, Dorothy moved to Memphis and worked as a secretary for Quaker Oats and later Allied Mills. She retired in 2001 from the Crittenden County Juvenile Department after serving as a secretary, juvenile officer and Interim Supervisor.

Dorothy enjoyed watching basketball (Go Grizz!) and events with her Social Butterflies group at St. Michael Catholic Church in West Memphis. Dorothy traveled the world with friends and family. She was always ready for an adventure. Dorothy was proud of her Italian heritage and loved to cook homemade pasta and her coconut cake for her family and friends. Dorothy was very active as a communicant of St Michael Church. She was a long time member of the Infant of Prague Guild. She served on both the St. Michael School Board and Parish Council at various times. She loved her church and her faith.

Survivors include her son, Doyle C. ''Chip'' Barnes, Jr and wife, Heather of West Memphis; Grandchildren include Emily Barnes, her fiance, Charlie Waggoner of Austin, Texas and Alex Barnes of West Memphis. Dorothy leaves behind many nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly.

She is preceded in death by her late husband, Doyle C Barnes, Sr. She is also preceded in death by her beloved siblings, Chester Catalina, Nelson Catalina, Evo Catalina, Mary Stignani, Faye McFarland, Marie Shinabery and Clara Vescovo. She had three siblings who died in infancy.

Her family would like to thank her caregivers in the last year of her life. Ave Maria Home, Bartlett, TN, Trezevant Episcopal Home, Memphis, TN for a year and then Willowbend and Dierkson Hospice, Marion, AR for the last month of her life. The care and compassion shown brought peace to her and her family.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. Michael Catholic Church or St. Michael Catholic School in West Memphis or to your favorite charity.

A visitation will be Tuesday, June 10, 2025 from 6pm to 7:30pm, with a Rosary immediately following at Roller Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Michael Catholic Church in West Memphis on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 10AM with graveside service at Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, AR

Obituary Provided By:
Roller-Citizens Funeral Home
201 North Pine Street
West Memphis, AR  72303
www.rollerfuneralhomes.com