Barbara Ann Roots

July 21, 1946 - September 13, 2009

Barbara Ann Roots, 63, was received into the hands of God and united with her loving husband, Sunday, September 13, 2009. Visitation: 10am to 11am Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1188 W. Broad Street, Mansfield. Celebration of Life: 11:00am Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Burial: Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. Barbara was born July 21, 1946 in Philadelphia, PA. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mansfield and was very active in her community, helping care for the elderly and substituting in the local schools. Barbara was a loving mother and grandmother, devoted wife to her late husband, Walter, and a caring friend. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends. Survivors: sons, Russell Roots and his wife Julia of Austin, and Derek Roots of Arlington, grandson, Miles Roots of Austin and granddaughter, Carma Roots of Arlington, brothers, Ulysses and Sylvester Bowman, sisters, Christine Lane, Louise Bowman, Mary Weston, Betty Jean Brown, and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.