Sandra Parker Barnes
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Sandra (Sandy) Vellegas Parker-Barnes, age 77, passed away peacefully November 25, 2021 at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin, Georgia. Sandy, a 40-year Peachtree City, Georgia resident, formerly lived in Schaumburg, Illinois, Paddock Lake, Wisconsin, and Chicago, Illinois.
Born in Chicago in 1944, Sandy's family moved to Paddock Lake, Wisconsin in 1958 where she graduated from Westosha Central High School in 1962. Among her many pursuits was owning Peachtree Crossing Travel Agency in Peachtree City, Georgia for 15 years and she also owned Sandy Parker Interiors for many years. Sandy had many interests including traveling, cooking, gardening, playing social bridge, caring for dogs and cats, entertaining friends and relatives, and talking with ... everyone.
Sandy was preceded in death by her parents Phillip and Stella Vellegas, second husband Col. Herbert Barnes, and her brothers Phillip, Robert, and Wayne Vellegas. Sandy is survived by her sister Elaine Jaworski; children Melissa Parker and Christopher Parker and his wife, Brenda Parker, ex-husband Ken Parker, as well as three grandchildren: Carson Parker, Canon Parker, and Connor Parker.
A memorial service will be held at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City, Georgia on Monday, December 27, 2021 at 2:00PM.
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