The Courier Corning, Ark. Page 6, Oct. 17, 1908 Funeral Of Geo. Barnhill. ========================= The remains of Geo. Barnhill arrived Thursday afternoon from Santa Barbara, Calif., where he died more than a week previous. Funeral services were conducted at the Christian church by Rev. L. G. Pace of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Rev. Fowlkes of this city yesterday afternoon and the interment took place at Corning cemetery. The widow and children were present at the services. Deceased was working at his trade, that of a barber, up to the time of his sudden death He was found in bed Wednesday or Thursday of last week, ten or fifteen hours after his death, by a co-worker. Statements from the coroner and undertaker at that place, give no information as to the cause of his death. There were no marks of violence on the body, it is presumed that some sudden illness is the cause. Mr. Barnhill was about 50 years of age, native of Indiana, but was one of Corning’s pioneer citizens, having been prominent as one of the town’s first barbers, 25 or 30 years ago, and later as mayor, attorney at law, merchant, churchman and politician. The members of Corning barbers’ union closed all their shops here, and acted as pallbearers.