my mom was born on December 8,1944 in Dallas , texas to Ruby & homer moon she was adopted at the age of 3 to give her a better life because at that time was the depression and her mother was a single young mother with two little girls my mom & her little sister linda. my mom married Edward Lee akins in Amarillo,Texas at the tender age of 18yrs they then had 3 girls together Sarah Jane,Anna Lee,& Cindy Sue they divorced. Mom then married Eugene Barnes and they had two daughters Eugenia Annette and Leora renee barnes MOMMA WAS A VERY CARING AND COMPASSIONATE MOTHER,GRANDMOTHER,SISTER SHE ALWAYS PUT HER CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN BEFORE HERSELF.IF SHE KNEW YOU NEEDED SOMETHING IF SHE HAD IT.IT WAS YOURS.MOMMA WAS A CARING NURSES AIDE AND SPENT A LIFETIME CARING FOR THE ELDERLY.SHE WAS AND STILL IS MY BEST FRIEND EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T ALWAYS SEE EYE TO EYE SHE WAS MOM AND A VERY SPECIAL PART OF MY LIFE.SHE TAUGHT ME ABOUT GOD AND ALWAYS MADE ME GO TO CHURCH EVEN IF SHE DIDN'T GO SHE MADE SURE THAT ME AND MY LITTLE SISTER WENT.ONE DAY I HID MY CHURCH CLOTHES BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GO AND SHE TOLD ME "GENIE" YOU WILL GO IF YOU HAVE TO GO NAKED.TRUST ME I CAME UP WITH MY CLOTHES VERY QUICKLY.SHE HAD A GREAT SENCE OF HUMOR.BUT AT THE TIME I THINK SHE MEANT IT.MY MOM WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME. MOM HAD FIVE CHILDREN ALL FIVE WERE GIRLS.THE OLDEST CHILD DIED AT THE AGE OF 33 YRS TO COMPLICATIONS OF M.S MY MOM ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT SHE COULD NOT HANDLE LOOSING ANOTHER CHILD. MY MOM WAS MY HERO BECAUSE OF THE WAY SHE TOOK EXCELLANT CARE OF OTHER PEOPLE ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY WERE DYING SHE HAD LOVE AND COMPASSION AND SHE PASSED THAT ALONG TO ME.I THANK GOD FOR THE MOTHER THAT I HAD ASSIGNED TO ME BECAUSE SHE ALWAYS TRIED TO KEEP ME ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW ROAD OF LIFE.SHE WAS A TRUE INSPIRATION TO ME AND THAT IS WHY I LOVED TO CALL HER MY MOMMA...