Liz Taylor Brittany Valdez Pamela May Howell Perkins Sherry Howell-TaylorBrothers Lisa E Taylor-Olson

London Johnay Valdez, 16, Hooker, Okla., passed away June 7, in rural Beaver, County, Okla. She was born July 14, 2008, in Liberal, Kan., to Brittany Valdez and Johnny Barnes.

London was taking online classes to fulfill her GED. In her spare time, London had a big heart for rescuing animals. She also enjoyed playing softball, listening to music and hanging out with her friends. Her biggest joy was the time she spent hiking at Red River, NM or in the mountains, and driving around Ponca Lake with her mother, Brittany. London shared a special bond with her older sister, Paris, and they spent many hours sharing secrets, jokes and laughing.

London had a big heart for other people and was always there for anyone who needed her or just needed someone to listen. She was particularly kind to the “underdog”. Her family says she was very loving, kind, had a great sense of humor and a beautiful laugh. London was always putting others before herself. She was a good daughter, granddaughter, and sister.

London will be forever 16 in the hearts of those who loved her.

She was preceded in death by her great grandparents, Facundo Joe and Felipa Valdez; and grandfather Theron Taylor.

Survivors include her mother, Brittany, Ponca City, Okla.; father Johnny Barnes (Erica), Kansas City, Mo.; siblings: Paris Valdez, Ponca City, Okla., Zyree Barnes, Marcus Barnes, Jeremiah Barnes, Temperance Barnes, Keionu Barnes, and Zion Barnes, all of Kansas City, Mo., Javyion Barnes, Johniyah Barnes, Jordan Chaney Barnes, and Chynecia Barnes, all of Houston, Texas; Jonovan Tapia Barnes, Garden City, Kan., Elijah Love, Lilliana Love and and Magnolia Barnes, all of Kansas City, Mo.; grandparents: Liz Taylor and Randy Condran, and Victor and Dana Valdez, all of Hooker, Okla., Hazel Barnes and Thomas Feliz San Miguel, both of Houston, Texas.; great grandparents, Sherry and Dan Brothers, Quincy, Ill.; uncles: Tyler Valdez, Memphis, Texas, and Marcus Barnes; and aunts: Robin Redmond, Flint, Mich., and special aunt Rochelle Conway, Wichita, Kan.; great aunt Lisa Taylor Olson, Liberal, Kan., great uncles Shane Taylor, Kansas City, Mo., and George Valdez, Guymon, Okla.; and her faithful dog, Shooter.

Services are planned for 2 p.m., Saturday, June 28, at Hooker Baptist Church in Hooker, Okla with Nancy Kletecka officiating. Burial will follow in the Hooker Cemetery, Hooker, Okla. Condolences may be left at www.robertsbrothersfuneralhome.com.

Memorials are suggested in care of Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, Hooker, Okla., 73945 73945