Dr. Donald Dwight Barnes Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Dr. Donald Dwight Barnes, age 94, of Shelbyville, went to be with our Lord on July 8, 2022, under the loving care of Manchester Rehab Health Center. A Celebration of Life will be held 11:00 A.M. Tuesday July 19, 2022, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel, with Jay Pope and Tommy Whitewell officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. He was born October 27, 1927, in Tampa, Florida, to the late Newton Barnes and Bell Cochran Barnes. He served briefly in the Army during World War II. Dr. Barnes practiced medicine for 50 years as an OBGYN both in Roanoke, Virginia, and Shelbyville, Tennessee. He delivered nearly 5,000 babies throughout his career. He was known to be a “starter.” While in Roanoke, he helped start CMR, Certified Medical Representatives. Its purpose is to develop, train, and certify pharmaceutical sales representatives. He also helped start the TOP clinic for women and the grand rounds program for Bedford County Hospital. He led numerous Bible studies and taught the Word of God. In 1990, he and Sondra started IMAC, International Medical Assisting Corp, a 501C3 ministry to send medical equipment and take medical teams to third world countries concentrating predominantly on Honduras, Nigeria, Africa, and in recent years, Guatemala. In his later years, he developed a men’s prayer lunch where he cooked lunch for up to fifteen men and had a prayer meeting. Out of those meetings, Fresh Start, a home for recovering addicts, was born. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Sondra Barnes; six children: Margee Belk (Marty), Elizabeth Watkins (Randolph), Debbie Steger, Donald D. Barnes, Jr. (Cindy), David E. Barnes (Denise), and James E. Barnes (Tina); four stepchildren: Robert Kincaid (Colleen), Kathryn Auditor (Chris), Joseph Kincaid (Tammy), and Jonathan Wildish (Deana); fourteen grandchildren, eleven step grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, and six step great grandchildren. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Dr. Donald Dwight Barnes

October 27, 1927 - July 8, 2022