Emalie Elizabeth Meredith Barnes
Emalie Elizabeth Meredith Barnes, age 72 of Suwanee, Georgia, died March 3, 2022, at her home due to effects of heart disease and diabetes. Emalie was born September 13, 1949, in Sherman, the daughter of William Sanford and Elizabeth Sue Phillips Meredith. She attended Wakefield Elementary, Piner Junior High School, and graduated from Sherman High School in 1967. She met and started dating Jeffery Barnes during her senior year and their blessed union lasted until her passing. She was accepted into the first class of Grayson College School of Nursing in 1967 and earned her Associate’s degree two years later. She married the love of her life, Jeffery Barnes, on August 23, 1969, at First Presbyterian Church in Sherman (now known as Covenant Presbyterian Church). Upon passing her state board exams and receiving her Registered Nurse’s license in late 1969, she began her career at Wilson N. Jones Hospital, working there for seven years until beginning a 33-year career with Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare division as a medical reviewer. She and Jeffery, who both had retired, moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, in April 2012 to join their son’s family. Over the next 10 years she was able to watch her beloved granddaughter, Nicole, grow up and accomplish several sport and academic endeavors.
