She was born in Knoxville, TN and raised in Anderson County, the daughter of the late John Quincy Stephens, Sr. and Juanita Ellis Stephens. She attended schools in Anderson County. She was married to Billy Ray Barrett in 1989. They made their home in Henderson the past ten years. She loved gardening, roses and her grandchildren. She was a member of the New Beginning Church.
She is survived by her husband, Billy Ray Barrett of Henderson; two sons, Brian Younger of Walls, MS and Zachary Barrett of Henderson; two daughters, Sheila Schweigert of Clarksville, TN and Lisa Winter of Reno, NV; 7 grandchildren; three brothers, Larry Michael Stephens, Sr. of Marissa, IL, John Quincy Stephens, Jr. and Kenneth Archer Stephens and a sister Cynthia Baccus all of Clarksville, TN.