Blayne Hardy Barfield

BLAYNE HARDY BARFIELD

Blayne Hardy Barfield, a resident of Geneva County, AL, passed away Thursday morning, March 12, 2015.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Ward Wilson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 15, 2015 at First Baptist Church with Dr. Johnny Fain officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Cemetery with Ward Wilson Funeral Home directing.

Blayne was born June 20, 1984 in Dothan, AL to Donnie and Pam Hardy. She was a 2002 graduate of Northview High School. Blayne graduated from Auburn University in 2005 with a marketing degree and was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority where she made many memories and lifelong friends. She then went on to Troy University Dothan where she earned her master’s degree in education.

As a wife and a mother, Blayne had such joy in her family. She hunted with her husband and painted nails with her daughter. Blayne spent the last five years teaching, loving and molding the lives of middle school children. She taught each day with the intention of impacting the lives of her students. She loved her students and they loved her.

She was an active member of First Baptist Church and the 'You and Me' Sunday School Class, attending and hosting parties. Blayne loved the lake, loved the beach, and loved her book club. Mostly she loved her family and friends fiercely.

Blayne is preceded by her grandfather Ted Bryant; Grandmother Wilma Hardy; uncle Mickey Hardy. Survivors include her husband of 5 years, Justin Barfield and daughter Lilly Barfield of Geneva County; parents Donnie and Pam Hardy of Dothan; brother Bryant Hardy and his wife Paige (nephews Brayden and Braxton) of Dothan; sister Brooke Patton and her husband Tim (nephews Tim and Thomas) of Auburn; grandfather Henry Hardy of Dothan; grandmother Catherine Bryant of Dothan; father and mother-in-law Joel Lamar Barfield and Starla Ready Barfield of Dothan; brother-in-law Jamie Barfield of Dothan; grandmother-in-law Jewell Ready of Dothan; aunts, uncles & cousins. Pall bearers include brother-in-law Jamie Barfield; cousins Joseph Sanders, Ted Bryant, Will Bryant, Brandon Hardy and Brent Hardy.

Honorary Pall bearers include the 'You and Me' Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church Dothan. In addition to flowers, contributions can be made to First Baptist Church Dothan. Ward Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home, Cemetery & Crematory 334-792-4194, is in charge of arrangements.

We will all miss Blayne, but through the power of God, we must all vow to surrender ourselves daily to the Holy Spirit so that her life is not wasted. That is what she would have wanted.

"Rejoice ALWAYS, pray CONTINUALLY, give thanks in ALL CIRCUMSTANCES; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not quench the Spirit."1 Thessalonians 5:16-19

Blayne was a beautiful, caring, giving, loving person who desired to know God and learn His ways. For me personally, her loss is beyond words on multiple levels. However, I believe with all my heart that God WILL be glorified and many, many lives will be saved and changed.

"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people." Ephesians 6:18