RINGGOLD Barbara Matic 79, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in a local healthcare facility.She was born in Oostanala Ga. on Oct. 30, 1932, a daughter of the late Marlin Chester and Tennie Bell Baynes Davis.She has lived in the North Georgia area for the past 17 years coming from Pell City, Ala.Mrs. Matic was the first female corrections officer in the state of Georgia serving at Stone Mountain Correctional Institution.Survivors are daughters, Jacki (Stan) Berrong, of McDonough Ga., and Dawn (Griff) Shirley, of Ringgold; sons, Scott Burchfield, of Goodletsville, Tenn., Craig Burchfield, of Ringgold, Matt (Sharon) Burchfield, of Roswell, Ga., Marko Matic, of Birmingham Ala., and Viktor Matic, of Ringgold; sister, Marlene Bennett, of Ringgold; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.Funeral services will be noon Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Stan Berrong officiating.Interment in Greenhill Memory Gardens, 50 Greenhill Memorial Road, Summerville, GA 30747.Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort and view the memorial tribute.The family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. until noon Wednesday at Heritage Funeral Home and Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.