Brian Keith Barnes, son of the late Grady O’Dell Barnes and Nancy Imogene Tate Barnes, was born on September 29, 1965, in Sikeston, Missouri, and departed this life on December 22, 2022, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 57 years

Mr. Barnes had worked for Harps / Ace Hardware, Show Me Rent to Own and Town & Country, in Dexter, Missouri and he was a resident of Dexter. He loved his grandbabies, fishing, and Jesus!

He is survived by his son, Tylor Barnes (Mallory) of Puxico, Missouri; by two daughters, Tessla Barnes of Bernie, Missouri and Tamra Barnes of Essex, Missouri; by his sister, Dottie Parish (Charles) of Dexter, Missouri; by four granddaughters, Jasmine Qualls, Jaydn Qualls, Jenna Qualls, and Sophia Canull; and by four nieces, Julie, April, Jill, and Amanda.

Other than by his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Patricia Lambert.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Tim Russell officiating. Interment will follow in the Bernie Cemetery.

Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie is assisting with arrangements.