Barbara Jean Vincent

Barbara Vincent, 84, of Amarillo passed away on February 13, 2019.

Family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday, February 15 at School Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia in Amarillo.  Celebration of Life service will be at Central Church of Christ on February 16 at 11:00 a.m. in the main sanctuary.

Barbara was born on October 25, 1934 to Lawrence and Lueree McGee in Shawnee, Oklahoma.  The McGee family moved to Texas in 1945.  Barbara graduated from Hereford High School and Abilene Christian University.  She married Jack R. Vincent on December 29, 1959, in Amarillo.  They had three sons, Todd Vincent and wife Kristin, Greg Vincent and wife Mary Ruth, and Brian Vincent and wife Janie.

Barbara volunteered at Amarillo Christian Schools, taught Bible Class at Central Church of Christ, and participated in many church ministries.  She was a volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels for numerous years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack.  Those left to cherish her memory include her three sons; two sisters, Karen Herring of Burnet, Sylvia McDade and husband Gary of Amarillo; one brother, Randall McGee and wife Kaye of Lubbock.  She was blessed with and adored her eleven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, four nieces and two nephews.

She will be remembered as a compassionate, devoted mother and Christian woman with a steadfast faith in God.  She will be dearly missed by her loved ones, who will celebrate the fact that she is at peace with her Creator.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Meals on Wheels or High Plains Children’s Home.