Forwarding the post below, which had been sent to the BARNES-L RootsWeb list. If you have questions, be sure to contact elainemcdowell@sbcglobal.net (not me). Leslie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine McDowell" <elainemcdowell@sbcglobal.net> To: <BARNES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 3:57 PM Subject: [BARNES] obit: Barnes > Longmont FYI > Longmont, Colorado > 01-19-04 > > Betty I. Barnes of Bullhead City, Ariz., formerly of Longmont, died > Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, in Arizona. She was 71. > > Mrs. Barnes was born May 4, 1932, in Englewood to Robert and Agnes > (Gade) Tipton. > > On April 4, 1953, she married Howard E. Barnes in San Diego. > > Mrs. Barnes moved from Denver to Longmont in 1964 and then to Arizona > seven years ago to retire. > > She was a homemaker and longtime employee of the Daily Times-Call. > > Mrs. Barnes attended Messiah Lutheran Church and enjoyed traveling, > spending time with her family, gardening and classical movies and music. > She also liked pictures, making scrapbooks, reading and working on her > computer. > > She is survived by her husband of Bullhead City; two sons, Larry Barnes > and his wife Neva of Loveland and Brian Barnes of Longmont; two > daughters, Ellen Watson of Tucson, Ariz., and Donna Hummel and her > husband Gordon of Loveland; a brother, Robert Tipton; a sister, > Geraldine Mead; eight grandchildren, Autumn, Christopher, Jennifer, > Dana, Brad, Haley, Jearime and Shawn; and a great-grandson, Dylan. > > Cremation has taken place. > > Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Messiah > Lutheran Church, 1335 Francis St., Longmont, with the Rev. Kent > Schnegelberger officiating. > > Memorial contributions may be made in care of Brian Barnes, 2148 Steel > St., Longmont 80501.