Patsy Ruth Upshaw Barnwell, a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, went to her eternal heavenly home on November 12, 2021. After a three-year battle with cancer, she died peacefully in her home in Rockwall, Texas, with her husband, daughters, and sisters by her side.

Born in Shreveport on November 20, 1950, to Earl and Erma True Upshaw, Patsy went on to work for Western Electric in Shreveport and Denver before retiring to focus on her family, which always came first for her.

With her servant's heart, Patsy devoted her life to her loved ones and her Savior Jesus Christ. Her selflessness, compassion and love for others knew no bounds – she always put her loved ones before herself even as she bravely faced cancer. She was the very embodiment of home, with a gift for making all feel loved and welcomed everywhere she went – whether on travels with her husband, visiting family for the holidays, or in the kitchen at home.

Patsy was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Erma True Upshaw, her sister Dorothy Bittick, her brother Russell Upshaw, and her niece Annette Cason.

Patsy is survived by her husband of 44 years, Jim Barnwell; daughter Leigh McLeod, and husband, Frank, of Rockwall, Texas; daughter Ann Harlow, and husband, Chris, of Royse City, Texas; grandchildren Tyler McLeod; Alexis Griffith and husband, Kenny; Savannah Pryor; and Carley Pryor; and great grandson, Axle Griffith. She also leaves behind four siblings: Betty Klein; Judy Lockey and husband, Jimmy; Donnie Upshaw and wife, Murriel; and Wayne Upshaw and wife, Denise, all of Hickory Grove; as well as many beloved nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Nov. 17 at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Coushatta, Louisiana, followed by interment in the church cemetery. Honoring her memory as pallbearers are sons-in-law Frank McLeod and Chris Harlow; grandsons Tyler McLeod and Kenny Griffith; brother-in-law Jimmy Lockey; and nephews Jimmy Lockey, Rodger Cason, and Dana Foster.