Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara “Bobbye” Lawson McGee will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at The Pentecostals of Alexandria, G. A. Mangun Center, with Reverend Anthony Mangun officiating. A time of visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ball, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Mrs. McGee, 86, of Alexandria, entered eternal rest on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pollock.

She was a long-time member of the Pentecostals of Alexandria, where she faithfully taught Sunday School children for many years. A devoted educator, she served as a first-grade teacher in Rapides Parish for over forty years. She dearly loved the children she taught and carried many fond memories and stories with her throughout her life. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth McGee; her parents, Reverend Paul J. Lawson and Mary Lena Antee Lawson; two brothers, JD Lawson and Nerry Lawson; four sisters, Jean Himel, Fern Walley, Dianne Gauthier, and Sue Morris; and two brothers-in-law, Ray Himel and Donald Walley.

Those left to mourn her loss and cherish her memory include one son, Kent McGee (Dana) of Pollock; two grandchildren, Kyle McGee (Emily), and Mikayla Crawford (Riley); six great grandchildren, Gavin McCarty, Euri McCarty, Ellie McGee, Kendal McGee, Elizabeth Crawford, and Emmaline Crawford; two brothers, Wayne Lawson and Tim Lawson (Sherry); and two sisters, Debbie Walley and Faye Bergen.
Honored to serve as pallbearers are: Kyle McGee, Riley Crawford, Gavin McCarty, Euri McCarty, Mickey LeBlanc, and Michael Walley.

The family would like to thank Stillwater Hospice, Abundant Care, and Legacy Nursing Home who all provided excellent care and love during her sickness.