Donetta Carlock, age 84, passed away peacefully March 25, 2019, due to her fight in breast cancer and congestive heart failure. She was born May 19,1934 to Micheal Sr. and Donnie May Carlock. She eloped and married her longtime friend and love, Moses Barnes, in October of 1952 who preceded her in death in 2001.

Donnetta loved to love on people. She sewed dolls and little quilted sayings constantly. Her hands were rarely still. Raggedy Annes and Andies were her favorites. She also shared her love with food and contiued to cook sunday dinners for the family every week up until she became sick.

For many years Donnetta worked at Baylor Medical Center as a nurse up until she retired. It suited her servant heart. She said she did it because of a promise she made her grandpa, Thomas Carlock. He used to always say: “Do what’s right and do what’s good. Be kind and help others. The world can always use one more kind person. And if you can take it one step further, please do it for people grandpa’s age.”

Her life was a living example of her favorite Bible verse, Ephesians 4:32 — “And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.”

Donnetta is survived by her brother and wife Tommy and Carolyn Carlock, sister and husband Mary and Vitali Abazade; sister-in-law, Juanita Cooper; her one son Micheal Carlock Jr, and her only grand-daughter whom she raised Jasmine Carlock along with a host of great-grandchildren and her many nephews and nieces. All of whom she loved and cherished deeply.