Dr. Lindsey Browning Barnes

June 15, 1945 - October 21, 2023

Dr. Lindsey Browning Barnes completed his journey that we call life on October 21, 2023 after battling a severe cardiovascular illness for several years. He fought long and hard, vowing to never quit fighting.

He was 78 years old. Dr. Barnes was born on June 15, 1945, to Lindsey M. Barnes and Frances Jo (Hudson) Barnes.

He is preceded in death by his parents, paternal grandparents (Mac and Lillian Barnes) Maternal grandparents (Roy and Lillian Hudson) and one infant brother Roy Hudson.

Dr. Barnes is survived by his wife of 48 years Laverne, three children Brent Welborn, Bristow, Lindsey Macray Barnes Oklahoma City, Brandon Welborn Yukon; four grandchildren: Brittini Welborn, Hunter Welborn, Tyler Welborn, and Regan Barnes, and one great granddaughter Saige. He is also survived by one sister, Dr. Lillian Barnes, and her husband Dr. Charles Beavers, three nephews: Dr. Ted Beavers, Randy Beavers, and Ricky Beavers. So worthy of mention are the many sisters in-laws, brothers in-law, nieces and nephews that were gained through the marriage.

His love for them was unwavering. Dr. Barnes graduated from Capitol High School in 1963 in Oklahoma City and was a graduate of University of Oklahoma in 1976 where he received a degree in marketing. Early in his career, he worked for Honeywell/General Electric, Pfizer Laboratories as a pharmaceutical rep, plant manager of the Coca-Cola bottling company in Ardmore, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as an account executive, and Xerox Corporation as a service technician.

At the age of 40, he entered medical school at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. He graduated medical school in 1990 and entered family practice in Bristow Oklahoma. After fourteen years he practiced at Omni Medical Group in Sapulpa Oklahoma. During his tenure in Sapulpa, he was Chief of Staff for several years at St. John Sapulpa Hospital and the Medical Director of The Continuous Care Center of Tulsa located in the Sapulpa Hospital. In 2010, he made the decision to work for the Choctaw Nation Family Practice in Talihina. He is a member of the Choctaw Tribe.

Of all the jobs he had, he was most proud of the opportunity to provide excellent care to his patients whom he dearly loved and appreciated. He loved his wonderful employees as family. They spoiled him rotten! He loved them BIG!

We would like to extend a big thank you to the Elara Caring Hospice for the loving care we have been given over the past several months. A special thank you to R.N. Dainyell, Chaplain John Cregor, Cynthia, Jacquelin and Shannon, who showed him love, gentleness, kindness, respect and dignity while tending to his physical, emotional and spiritual needs with amazing grace and love. They all went above the call of medicine and showed love to him, but also to our family. Our family will be eternally thankful for the compassionate and tender care they provided for him, but also to us as a family.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at 11 a.m. at the First Freewill Baptist Church in Bristow, 211 State Highway 16, Brisow OK 74010. Interment was held at the Bristow City Cemetery.

Services are under the direction of Hutchins Maples Matherly Funeral Home.

Condolences can be seen at www. hutchinsmaplesfuneralhome.