Barbara Dean Venson Goodwin Barrett, 84, of the Peeled Chestnut Community, passed away Oct. 3, 2025, at her residence.
Barbara Dean was born July 26, 1941, in Sparta, to Bud and Ova Steele Venson.
She was retired from Mallory and was a former owner of Ragland Bottom Restaurant. In her younger years, she sang at church and for many funerals. She was an avid reader and a member of Shiloh Church of God of the Prophecy.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Billy Joe Goodwin and Doug Barrett.
Surviving family members include her son, Chris Goodwin, of Sparta; grandchildren, T.J. Goodwin and wife Maddie, Tyler Goodwin and fiancée Cora Chester, Tiffany McKee and husband Shane; twin great-grandsons, Elijah and Wyatt McKee; great-granddaughter on the way, Amelia Nicole Goodwin; sister, Evelyn Exum, of Sparta; brother, Jerry Venson and wife Wanda, of Tullahoma; and numerous nieces.
Barbara Dean’s family would like to express a special thank you to her caregivers, Linda Chapman and Karen Sparks.
Graveside service was 1 p.m., Oct. 6, 2025, at Peeled Chestnut Cemetery. Chad Bagley officiated.
Danny Chapman, Lance Brown, Eddie Cole, Russell Goodwin, T.J. Goodwin, and Tyler Goodwin served as pallbearers.
Hunter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
