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William Homer Crowder Barnes

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William Homer Crowder Barnes

Birth
Jackson, Butts County, Georgia, USA
Death
29 Jan 1971 (aged 74)
Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Burial
Royse City, Rockwall County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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From the Jackson Progress Argus, 04 February 1971
Crowder Barnes Victim of Heart Attack

Mr. H. Crowder Barnes, 74, of Terrell, Texas died unexpectedly Friday morning in a Terrell bank while he was seated at a desk looking over loan reports. Mr. Barnes was a director of the bank and on the Loan Committee. Death was attributed to a sudden heart attack.

Born in Butts County, Ga., Mr. Barnes was the son of Mr. Homer Barnes and Mrs. Laura Saunders Barnes. He attended the public schools in Jackson and spent his boyhood days here, leaving for Texas when he was about 20 years old.

For a long number of years he was a widely known automobile dealer in Terrell, owning the Dodge-Plymouth Agency there but retired about 20 years ago. He was a member of the First Methodist Church and was active in the civic and business affairs of his adopted home.

Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon, January 31st, at a Terrell Funeral Home with interment in Royce City, Texas. Messrs. Wayne Barnes of Jackson and Lynn Maddox of Luella flew to Dallas Sunday for the services, Terrell being about 40 miles from Dallas.

Mr. Barnes is survived by his wife, Mrs. Patsy McGee Barnes of Dallas; two sons, R. H. Barnes and H. Crowder Barnes, Jr., both of Chicago, Ill.; a brother, Sanders Barnes of Texas City, Texas; five sisters, Mrs. J. O. Maddox of Luella, Miss Frances Barnes, Mrs. Helen Quick, Mrs. Bess Dunegan, and Miss LaRue Barnes, all of Atlanta; several grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
From the Jackson Progress Argus, 04 February 1971
Crowder Barnes Victim of Heart Attack

Mr. H. Crowder Barnes, 74, of Terrell, Texas died unexpectedly Friday morning in a Terrell bank while he was seated at a desk looking over loan reports. Mr. Barnes was a director of the bank and on the Loan Committee. Death was attributed to a sudden heart attack.

Born in Butts County, Ga., Mr. Barnes was the son of Mr. Homer Barnes and Mrs. Laura Saunders Barnes. He attended the public schools in Jackson and spent his boyhood days here, leaving for Texas when he was about 20 years old.

For a long number of years he was a widely known automobile dealer in Terrell, owning the Dodge-Plymouth Agency there but retired about 20 years ago. He was a member of the First Methodist Church and was active in the civic and business affairs of his adopted home.

Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon, January 31st, at a Terrell Funeral Home with interment in Royce City, Texas. Messrs. Wayne Barnes of Jackson and Lynn Maddox of Luella flew to Dallas Sunday for the services, Terrell being about 40 miles from Dallas.

Mr. Barnes is survived by his wife, Mrs. Patsy McGee Barnes of Dallas; two sons, R. H. Barnes and H. Crowder Barnes, Jr., both of Chicago, Ill.; a brother, Sanders Barnes of Texas City, Texas; five sisters, Mrs. J. O. Maddox of Luella, Miss Frances Barnes, Mrs. Helen Quick, Mrs. Bess Dunegan, and Miss LaRue Barnes, all of Atlanta; several grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.


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