Service for James Robert “JR” Barnes, age 32, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Friday, June 2, 2017 at 11 A.M. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Brian Bult officiating. Burial to follow at Barnes Cemetery. Mr. Barnes passed away on May 29, 2017 at his home in Fayetteville. He attended Brogan Avenue Baptist Church and worked for Ashby Hardware for many years.

Survivors include his children Nedora Kay, Jessie James, and Wesley Norman Barnes; parents Teressia Kay Mitchell Barnes and Jimmy Dean Barnes; fiance Shannon Bartlett Cornwell and her son Anakin Glenn Cornwell; brother John David Barnes; nephew Colton Lee Barnes; grandmothers Mammy Mitchell and Patsy Barnes; grandfather Rev. James Barnes; several aunts, uncles, and friends that love him; and special friends Bob and Linda Ashby all of Fayetteville, TN.

Visitation with the family will be held Thursday, June 1. 2017 at 5 until 8 P.M. at Higgins Funeral Home.