Mary Barks

Mary Ahmalee Barks, 88, passed away Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 at the Clark’s Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont.

She was born March 6, 1932 at Taskee, Missouri, the daughter of Byrd Casey and Arrie (Hisaw) Casey. Ahmalee was a long time resident of Piedmont and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. She was married to Willard Barks June 2, 1949 in Poplar Bluff and he passed away Jan. 7, 2008.

Also preceding her in death are her parents, Byrd and Arrie Casey, two brothers, James Casey and John Casey; and five sisters, Pauline Pollard, Iva Rowland, Maxine Moore, Syble Emerson and Norma Mondy.

Survivors include three children, Marileta Wohlschlaeger and her husband, Jim, of Piedmont, Cary Barks and his wife, Cynthia, of Poplar Bluff, Tracey Barks and his wife, Melynda, of Farmington, as well as her brothers-in-law, Lloyd Mondy, of Poplar Bluff, and Truman Barks and his wife, Gladys, of Greenville.

Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in Piedmont. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Crossroads Cemetery near Lowndes, Missouri. Memorials have been suggested to the St. Jude Children’s Hospital.