Mitchell County Georgia Obit Henry Thomas Barnes 1937 ****************************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ****************************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sam Luckey Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Obituary of Henry Thomas Barnes as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 15 January 1937. Mr. Henry Thomas Barnes, Sale City's oldest pioneer, being in his 86thyear, died at the home of Mr. R. E. Baisden at an early hour Monday, 11 Jan 1937, morning after an illness of several weeks, though he had been in feeble health for several years. Mr. Barnes was reared in Taylor County and then he was happily married to Miss Bettie Shepherd in 1874. In 1898 they, with their family moved to Mitchell County and settled close to where Sale City would soon have its birth. As soon as that happened about 1903, he built a home and moved into the town. His wife died in 1931, since when he made his home with his daughter, Mrs. R. E. Baisden, where he had every care until the end. Mr. Barnes was a living example of the old Primitive Baptist faith, whose members were known for their integrity, honesty, upright living, his word was his bond and living thus combined with a remarkable energy and thrift he accumulated quite a nice little fortune in real estate and ready cash. So rooted and grounded were these principles in his life, that for several days before his death he began to talk incessantly to those around him and even when no one was near, the necessity of righteous living; he declared that the Lord had loosed his tongue, (his had ever been a quiet life) so that he could advise his children the importance of an honest life. He was a good neighbor, a loving husband and kind father; he has left his prodigy a heritage in character that is worth emulating. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Tuesday, 12 Jan 1937, morning at 11:00 AM conducted by Rev T. A. Moseley, the pastor of the Methodist church, and six of his grandsons acted as pall bearers, as follows, Paul Barnes, Byard Barnes, Tellie Barnes, Tom Beasley, all of Sale City, William Duke, Clyde Cooper of Rupert. J. R. Bramlett of Camilla Hardware & Implement Co., was the undertaker in charge. Surviving are three sons and three daughters: Mr. Will R, Barnes, Mr. Tim Barnes, Mrs. R. E. Baisden of Sale City; Mr. John Barnes of Lakeland, Fla.; Mrs. J. T. Cooper of Rupert, Ga.; about 30 grand children and several great grandchildren. All the children were here when he died and remained over until the funeral. Others attending from out of town include: Mrs. Mollie Barnes, son and daughter, Mr. Ephrain Barnes and Miss Evelyn Barnes of Rupert; Mr. and Mrs. W. Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. J. Barnes, Miss Maud Barnes, Mr. Leon Hancock, all of Sylvester; Mr. Dan Worsham, Mr. and Mrs. O. Greer, Mr. Dave Mims and family of Doerun; Mrs. Mollie Worsham, Mr. and Mrs. George Worsham of Hopeful and others.