Mae Lou Slaughter Barr Obituary (1944

Mae Lou Slaughter Barr, 77, passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at Mathews Memorial Health Care, in Alexandria, Louisiana. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 10, 2021, at New Life Church, in Cleveland, Mississippi. Public viewing and visitation will begin at 10 am with service beginning at 11 am. Immediately following the services she will be taken to Bright Star Cemetery, in Merigold, Mississippi, for final committal rights. Mae Lou was a loving soul who always had a word for everybody. She always had time to listen and pray with people, she would welcome you in with open arms and treat you like family. You always felt loved after being in the presence of Mae Lou. Minister Mae Lou Barr passed away on June 30th, 2021 at the age of 77. She was Born on May 2nd, 1944 to Ardean (Dear) & Booker T. Slaughter in Merigold, MS. Mae Lou was the 3rd born out of 17 children. She accepted Christ in her life at a very young age at Bright Star Missionary Baptist Church. She attended elementary and high school in Mound Bayou, MS where she graduated and met her childhood sweetheart and 1st husband James Reed Jr. After marriage they moved to Queens, NY and later to Chicago, IL. From this union they had three children Steppe Renee, Antonio Lloyd (deceased) and Gabrielle Levon. She later met and married her true love Charles Barr Jr. where they remained married for 32 years until his death. Mae Lou was a faithful and devoted Christian and always went to church on Sundays and later became a Minister under the leadership of Bishop Roderick Mitchell. Mae Lou spent her days praying for people, writing, reading scriptures, traveling, singing and gardening - a hobby she enjoyed. Mae Lou was preceded in death by her husband Charles Barr Jr., her parents Booker T. and Ardean Slaughter, her son Antonio Lloyd Reed. Her siblings Booker T. Jr., Brian, Trentiss, Vivian, Patricia, Almorris, and Clifton. Mae Lou is survived by her children: Steppe (Johnnie) Mitchell of Alexandria, LA and Gabrielle Reed of Chicago, IL. Three granddaughters: Nikeisha, Simone and Sidney Mitchell and two great-grandsons Royce and River Mitchell. Her siblings: Beatrice (Eddie) Benson, Shirley Parrish, Mattie (Aurthur) Fulton, Andrew (Tammie) Slaughter, Mercedes Mitchell, Isaiah Slaughter, Prentiss Slaughter, Valerie (Donald) Sudds and Antonio Slaughter. She also leaves to cherish a host of family and friends including her closest friends Norma Jean Jones, Ellen Burrell-Johnson, Mable Moppins, Eunice Sanders, Bill Coats. Please keep the Barr family in prayer. Miller & Hill "The Funeral Directors"