Geneva Dee Barnes
1943 — 2024
Our precious sister, Geneva Dee Barnes, 80, formerly of Centennial Colorado, was called home on March 23, 2024, in Scottsdale Arizona. Born in 1943 in Choteau Montana, Dee was one of the eight daughters of Joe and Elizabeth Christesson. A 1961 graduate of Farmington (NM) High School, Dee continued her education at Mesa College in Grand Junction CO, meeting and marrying the love of her life. Dee and Wayne Barnes married on May 30, 1964. They were blessed with their daughter, Kathryn Brooke (Katy) Barnes in 1973. As Wayne pursued his career, Dee continued as a supportive wife and mother, managing the household and caring for Katy: taking her swimming every day in the summer, making practices...