Barbara Ann Minton

BARBARA ANN MINTON, 62, went to be with the Lord on May 2, 2011 in Houston, Texas. She was born on July 25, 1948 in Electra, Texas to Carl Loyd and Blanche Oneata Tipton. She was adopted in 1956 by Ernest Lee and Verba Joy Holley at the age of 8. She grew up in Electra, TX and later moved with her family to LaMarque, Texas where she graduated from LaMarque High School in 1966. She worked for 19 years as a civil servant at Ellington Airforce Base and for 10 years at Friendswood ISD as a Teacher’s Aide and Registrar. In 1997, she went to work as the Church Secretary for the First Church of Pearland. She was actively involved in and served as the United Pentecostal Church, South Texas District Administrative Secretary. On May 30, 1972, she married Terry Wayne Minton which began a union that would span over 38 years and produce three children, Jonathan Wayne Minton, Melissa Ann Dowden, and Rhonda Kay Wolfe. She was a devoted wife, mother, and Grammy who dedicated her life to serving the Lord and others. She is preceded in death by her parents, Carl Loyd and Blanche Oneata Tipton, as well as Ernest and Verba Holley. Barbara is survived by her husband Terry Minton, son Jonathan Minton and his wife Jennifer of Pearland, Texas, daughter Melissa Dowden and husband Victor of Leesville, Louisiana, and daughter Rhonda Wolfe and her husband Dale of Pearland, Texas. In addition, she is survived by grandchildren, Carson Minton, Kialie Minton, and Jackson Wolfe of Pearland, Texas. She leaves behind five siblings, Carol Kelley, Linda Faulkner, Karen Wehrle, Greg Holley, and Carl Holley as well as many nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Visitation will be held at Forest Park East in Webster, Texas on Thursday, May 5, 2011 from from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 6, 2011, at the First Church of Pearland in Pearland, Texas. Interment will follow under the direction of Forest Park East, (281) 332-3111, at 21620 Gulf Freeway, Webster, Texas 77598.