Antfernee Mikel Barkley, Sr. and Alexius Joseph were going to have a baby but had an angel instead. Coming into the world too soon on Thursday, April 29, 2021, Baby Boy Anfernee Mikel Barkley, Jr. became heaven’s gain as a new little angel a few minutes after his birth. His parents will hold him in their loving hearts forever because although his life was very brief, Baby Boy Antfernee left a lifetime of love.
A graveside celebration of life service, with COVID-19 restrictions, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2021, on the lawn of Oakridge II Cemetery, in Madison. A public visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 7, 2021 in the chapel of Tillman of Madison, ~A Hall-Moore Provider ~, (850) 973-6677, in Madison.
BABY HEAVEN
I am here in BABY HEAVEN,
God took me by the hand.
Wrapped me in HIS love,
Gently led me to His land.
I will always be your baby, our hearts joined by love.
Now a perfect little angel,
I’m watching from above.
I am a part of you,
Though brief the time we shared.
Take comfort, be healed ,
I’m free in loving care.
Remember me with joy,
Lift a smile to the skies.
Say a prayer for me,
Let there be no sad good-byes.
One day we’ll meet again,
A lifetime I will wait
You’ll know the little angel with outstretched arms
At Heaven’s gate.
~Anonymous
Cherishing his memory as a brief gift that it was are his loving parents, Antfernee Mikel Barkley, Sr. and Alexius Joseph; maternal grandparents: Gracie Jackson and John Jackson, both of Madison, Fla. and Demetric Joseph of Atlanta, Ga.; paternal grandparents, Pamela (Benjamin) Scott of Midway, Fla. and Anthony Barkley of Tallahassee, Fla.; along with the warm hearts and many other loving arms of many sorrowing relatives and loving friends.
Final care and compassionate services are being provided to the Barkley-Joseph family, with love, care and uncompromising dignity, by the Hall-Moore Funeral Directors at Tillman Funeral Home of Madison (850) 973-6677.