Barry was born December 19, 1959, in Jackson, MS. He was a graduate of Noxapater High School, and was a jack of all trades, having worked as a welder, logger, and farmer. He also worked as a millwright from Georgia Pacific. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Young Stokes.
He is survived by a daughter, Tonya (Drew) Snow, a son, Brad (Summer) Stokes, both of Louisville; his parents, Cathryn and Billy Charles Stokes of Noxapater; a sister, Michelle (Terry) Bellew of Ackerman; two brothers, Antoine (Mary Ann) Stokes, and Scott (Christie) Stokes, both of Louisville; two grandchildren, Braxton Stokes and Allix Villalpando; and a great grandchild, Riley Hope Villalpando.
Memorials may be made to Ride for Carmen, or Palmer Home for Children.