In loving memory and a celebration of life, Della F. Barnes passed away peacefully October 9, 2026, at 89 years old, surrounded by her special care group and BSA home health care providers for the last two years. Della was born on December 13, 1937, to George H. Pinkerton and Matilda Magnuson of Lexington, Nebraska and grew up on a Platte Valley farm near there. She attended schools in Dawson County and in 1944 at the Buffalo Grove Presbyterian Church near where she lived. Della accepted the Lord Jesus into her heart. She loved listening to Christian music. She was very talented at music and once won a national art contest and was offered an opportunity to work in the art business from home. She also did ceramics and made several memorial items that she cherished. On March 4, 1956, Della married Henry W. (Hank) Barnes in Lexington, Nebraska. Hank worked in construction and in the spring of 1957, they moved to San Antonio, Texas. Various jobs took them across the state to Lubbock and San Angelo, where both became members of the Fairview Evangelical Church, where Della taught Sunday school for 17 years.

In 1965, Della graduated from Alamo College of Cosmetology and worked for many years as a beautician. She also trained in the floral arrangements industry for a short time. Then moving to San Angelo, she became a Shaklee distributor and became friends with many of her customers.

In March, her and Hank moved to Amarillo, Texas where they made their permanent home and became members of the Paramount Baptist Church. Then a member of Kingdom Keys and supported the 700 club and many other organizations.

On August 19, 2012, after 56 years of marriage, her beloved husband and love of her life passed away from cancer. Della desperately looked forward to joining him in Heaven.

Della was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Glen, Gene, Lewis and Leonard; her sister, Irene Gardner, of Elwood; sisters-in-law, Donna and Lorraine, or Portland, Oregon and Carolyn, of Broomfield, Colorado.

Survivors include her sisters, Mary and Cliff Barnes, of Lexington, Nebraska, Judi and Billy Kyle, of Lebanon, Missouri; her brother, Dale, of Broomfield, Colorado; Donna (Larry) Crain, of San Antonio, Texas; Joann (Richard), of Woehrle, of Lexington, Nebraska; Sue Barnes, of Lexington, Nebraska; Florence (Bob) Natzke, of Green Leaf, WI; Evelyn Brown, of Kayce, WY and many loving nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Funeral services for celebration of life will be held at 2pm, Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at Lagrone Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo, Texas. The family will receive friends for a viewing from 2-4pm on Monday, October 19, 2026, at the funeral home chapel.