Barbara Monteen Ponder Mansfield

May 6, 1928March 23, 2015

On, Monday, March 23, Barbara Ponder Mansfield, beloved wife of her deceased husband Hudon J. Mansfield, adored mother and respected grandmother, went home to her Heavenly Father. She reunited with her parents Robert Oscar Ponder, Rossie Staten Ponder, her precious daughter, Iris Darlene Mansfield, loving grandson Gregory Scott Morgan, brother Robert O. Ponder, Jr., and sister in law Hilda Ponder of Columbus, Ga., brother in law & sister in law, Bill & Louise Mansfield, brother in law & sisters in law, Trammel & Louise King, brother in law & sister in law, Jess & Juanita Mansfield

Barbara Mansfield significantly touched the lives of many. Family, friends, church family and members of the community are blessed with her strong and loving legacy. She leaves to cherish her memory a daughter, Patricia (Pam) Morgan, son in law Steven L. Morgan of Lady's Island, South Carolina, son Donnie M. Mansfield, daughter in law Donna M. Mansfield, grandson Joshua M. Mansfield of Dalton, Ga. She leaves to morn a sister, Dorothy P. Holcomb, brother in law John R. Holcomb, sister Jewel King, brother in law Arnold King of Dalton Georgia, brother, Henry F. Ponder, sister in law Frances D. Ponder of Huntsville, Al , brother in law & sister in law, Ted & Louise Holt of Dalton Georgia.

A loving, courageous and independent woman, Barbara will be deeply missed by her family and the many dear friends she made through her professional relationships as the first female real estate agent in Dalton, her activities with volunteer work for Hamilton Medical Center, the Northwest Georgia Girls Home, First Baptist Church of Dalton, First United Methodist Church of Dalton and many, more. A celebration of her life will be organized for a future date. The family asks that any donations in lieu of flowers be made to the American Cancer Association of America.

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