Sedalia Democrat Sedalia, Missouri 02-09-04 Lewis A. Barnes, 76, of Warsaw, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia. He was born April 6, 1927, in Leesville, a son of William Jasper and Mary Hopkins Barnes. On Feb. 2, 1945, in Warsaw, he married Betty Jean Roberts, who survives of the home. Mr. Barnes was an Army veteran of World War II. He was honorably discharged Jan. 15, 1947. He owned and operated Barnes Well Drilling until he retired in July 1997. He and his wife lived in Warsaw all of their married life. Survivors also include a son, Roger Barnes, of Warsaw; three brothers, Ervin Barnes, of Warsaw, and Lowell Barnes and Darrell Barnes, both of Cole Camp; two sisters, Lou Ellen Borgman, of Holden, and Lila VanSchoiak, of Libby, Mont.; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, a brother, Leland Barnes, and two sisters, Lucille Hammond and LaVonne Barnes. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Warsaw Bible Church, with the Rev. Jason McCray officiating. Burial will be in Shawnee Cemetery in Warsaw. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw. Back to the Top

Thank you for putting this out to the list. I will save it to see if he happens to connect to my husband's Missouri BARNES family. Leslie (Bridges) Kohler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob & Elaine McDowell" <elainemcdowell@sbcglobal.net> > Sedalia Democrat > > Sedalia, Missouri > > 02-09-04 > > Lewis A. Barnes, 76, of Warsaw, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at the Harry S. > Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia. > > He was born April 6, 1927, in Leesville, a son of William Jasper and Mary > Hopkins Barnes. On Feb. 2, 1945, in Warsaw, he married Betty Jean Roberts, > who survives of the home. > > Mr. Barnes was an Army veteran of World War II. He was honorably discharged > Jan. 15, 1947. He owned and operated Barnes Well Drilling until he retired > in July 1997. > > He and his wife lived in Warsaw all of their married life. > > Survivors also include a son, Roger Barnes, of Warsaw; three brothers, Ervin > Barnes, of Warsaw, and Lowell Barnes and Darrell Barnes, both of Cole Camp; > two sisters, Lou Ellen Borgman, of Holden, and Lila VanSchoiak, of Libby, > Mont.; and several nieces and nephews. > > He was predeceased by his parents, a brother, Leland Barnes, and two > sisters, Lucille Hammond and LaVonne Barnes. > > Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Warsaw Bible Church, > with the Rev. Jason McCray officiating. Burial will be in Shawnee Cemetery > in Warsaw. > > Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Reser Funeral Home in > Warsaw.