Rosemary Barnhart

Service: A memorial mass will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday at St. Francis of Assisi, Grapevine. A funeral mass will be held Friday, March 6, at St. Polycarp Catholic Church in Carmi, Ill. Her body will be interred in West Village Cemetery alongside her husband. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Lucas Funeral Home, Grapevine.        Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society in Rosemary's name.        Rosemary was born Nov. 2, 1917, in White County, Ill., to Joseph and Mary Friedman. She was married to Mearl L. Barnhart on Sept. 11, 1942. Mrs. Barnhart attended Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Merkel for over 25 years prior to attending St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Grapevine.        Rosemary will be greatly missed by her caregivers, Matseliso Mofokeng and Phetha Sibanda.        She was preceded in death by her husband, Mearl L. Barnhart, in 1983 and sisters, Gladys Lechner and Francis Morgan.        Survivors: Daughter, Ann Barnhart-Washburn and her husband, Arlon, of Grapevine; sons, Douglas E. Barnhart and his wife, Nancy, of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and Arthur L. "Tex" Barnhart and his wife, Jan, of Poway, Calif. Rosemary is also survived by grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Tara Barnhart and her children, Emily and Ethan, Tami Barnhart-Reese and her children, Jake and Cole, Cory Barnhart and Cristi Nava; siblings, Helen Matsel, Ellen Mayse and Bill Friedman, all of Carmi, Ill. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Rosemary Barnhart please visit our Sympathy Store.