Nan (Ragan) Barnes

Mrs. Nan Ragan Barnes, age 88, of Howard's Creek Road, Boone, passed away Friday morning, November 14, 2025 at her home. Born November 6, 1937  in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Ronald ""Ron Larkin and Edna Caroline Greene Ragan. Nan was an active member of Doe Ridge Baptist Church. She loved her Lord, her family, and her church. Nan always enjoyed being outdoors tending to her flowers, gardens, and canning vegetables.

She is survived by her daughter and caregiver, Janta Winkler and husband Lee; granddaughter, Ann, all of Boone; and sisters, Mary Bryant of Boone and Brenda Phillips and husband James, of Ocala, Florida.

She was the devoted wife of her husband Dick who passed away in 2021, and in addition to her parents, was preceded in death by her sister, Barbara Eggers and her brother, Bill Ragan.

Private graveside services for Nan were conducted Sunday afternoon, November 16, 2025 at the Skyland Cemetery on Rich Mountain, officiated by Pastor Arville Hardy.

The family respectfully requests no food or flowers, and suggests memorials be made to Doe Ridge Baptist Church, in care of Orbie Glenn, 4486 Howards Creek Road, Boone, NC 28607 or to the Skyland Cemetery Fund in care of Rita Ragan, 186 Ragan-Culler Road, Boone, NC 28607.

Online condolences may be made shared with the family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Barnes family.

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