Mrs. Mary M. Muir Barnes, 80, of Linden, N.J., entered into eternal rest on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral from the Leonard-Lee Funeral Home, 301 E. Blancke St., Linden, N.J. on Friday, Jan. 27, at 9 a.m. The funeral service will be held in the Linden United Methodist Church at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Graceland Memorial Park, Kenilworth, N.J. Visiting hours are Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Please visit leonardleefuneralhome.com. Mary was born in Mount Union, Pa., and moved to Linden, N.J., in 1951. She was employed by the City of Linden Treasurer's Office as a payroll clerk for five years, retiring in 1985. Previously, she was employed by the Exxon Corp., Linden, as a phone operator/test car driver. Mary was a member of the Daughters of Scotia and Exxon Annuitants and a volunteer with the Center for Hope Hospice. Mary was a parishioner for over 50 years of the Linden United Methodist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher, member of the Kum Double Club and the Administrative Council and chairwoman of the Benevolence, Endowment and Scholarship committees. Mary enjoyed her winters in Vero Beach, Fla., and will be sadly missed by her family and friends. Mary was the beloved wife of the late George C. Barnes, who died in 1986, and is survived by her son, George M. Barnes and his wife, Karen Ann, of Linden and a daughter, Mary Jean Barnes and her husband, Michael Maye, of Berkeley Heights, N.J.; she was the loving grandmother of Allyssa Marie Barnes and Jennifer Lynn Barnes. In lieu of flowers, donations to Center for Hope Hospice, 1900 Raritan Rd., Scotch Plains, N.J. 07076 in her memory would be appreciated.