Barbara "Casey" Barlow Carpenter A memorial service for Ms. Barbara"Casey" Barlow Carpenter, 79 of Grand Prairie will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday March 12, 2011 at First Baptist Church in Grand Prairie, Texas with Dr. Bill Skaar officiating. Ms. Carpenter passed away March 05, 2011 in Marshall. Barbara "Casey" Barlow Carpenter was born April 15, 1931 in Oklahoma to Joe Taylor Casey and Hazel Gay Veazey Casey. Ms. Carpenter, a former resident of Marshall graduated from Marshall in 1948. In 1950, Barbara married Claude Barlow who preceded her in death in 1979. She later married Joe Carpenter who preceded her in death on January 29, 2011. Ms. Carpenter was a member of First Baptist Church in Grand Prairie. She worked at Adams Drug Store and Zachary's Florist in Marshall in the late 40's and was an artist, art teacher and a writer who was a published author. Surviving Barbara are son, Mark Barlow of Grand Prairie; daughter, Claudia Lowery and husband Rick of Waskom; step-daughter, Linda Jaeger and husband George of Laneville; grandchildren, Rickey Lowery, Jr. and wife Danielle of Waskom, Robin Falcon and husband Dale of Irving, Rachel Herrmann and husband Steve of Fate, Cameron Carpenter of Frisco Tim Elkins and wife Christy of McKinney and Jeremy Elkins and wife Sherry of Flower Mound; great-grandchildren, Dean and Drew Falcon, Rickey Lowery, III, Emma Lowery, Todd Elkins, Emma and Jane Elkins, and Chloe and Grant Herrmann. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Gene, Jan, and Coy Casey, her parents, Joe and Hazel Casey and step-sons, Dale and Dennis Carpenter. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made tot the Gideon's Bibles, Annie Armstrong Offering at Crossroads Baptist Church in Marshall or First Baptist Church in Grand Prairie, TX. Or the Alzheimer's Foundation, P.O. Box 96391, Washington DC 20090-6391.