BARBARA ARNOLD GAINES

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Barbara Arnold Gaines, 71, of Goldston died Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Chatham Hospital.

A private graveside service will be held.

Mrs. Gaines was born in Lee County on March 22, 1949, the daughter of Raymond T. and Margaret Margie (Buchanan) Arnold. Barbara was a member of Red Hill Missionary Baptist Church and had worked at J. S. Waters School as a custodian. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Frank Wicker and sister, Brenda Betts.

She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Dennis Gaines; daughters: Lucinda “Cindy” Gaines, Marcie Gaines Mashburn and Heidi Gaines, all of Goldston; sons, Mickey Gaines of Goldston, Nicholas Gaines of Bear Creek and Jordan Gaines of Goldston; brother, Raymond T. Arnold of Buncombe County; sisters, Ann Bryant and Sarah Marsh, both of Sanford; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Online condolences may be made at: www.pughfuneralhome.com .