Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Barnes, George December 9, 2012
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Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Tues. Dec. 11, 2012

George Barnes, 78, of Lyons passed away Dec. 9, 2012 as a result of a medical 
complication. He was born Aug. 13, 1934 in Pewamo, Mich., to Hugh and Jennie 
(Resler) Barnes. When he was 4, his family moved to Lyons, and he made his home 
there the rest of his life.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Bette (Maddox); three daughters, Debra 
(Bruce) Hazel of Ozona, Texas, Marcia (Bruce) Hersch of Ionia, and Jennifer 
Barnes of Lyons; grandsons; Terren (Jenna) Schafer, Aaron Rogers and Ashton 
Firovich; granddaughters; Tiffany (Jeremy) Hoppes, Heather Hersch, Jordan 
Hersch, Emily Rogers and Zoey Firovich; great grandsons Zeke Zander, Bryce 
Hoppes and Alex Dusette; great granddaughters, MacKenzie Zander and Payton 
Hoppes; sisters, Caroline (Doug) Laney of Ionia and June Ferris of Ionia; 
brother Richard Barnes of Greenville; sister-in-law Lisa Limon; brothers-in-law 
Kenneth Maddox, Kevin (Amy) Maddox and James (Carol) Maddox; many nieces ad 
nephews; and his loyal companion Snoopy 2.

He was preceded in death by his mother Jennie Barnes, father Hugh Barnes and 
brothers, John Barnes and Frank Barnes.

He served four years in the Army and enjoyed his time overseas in Germany. He 
retired from Fisher Body in Lansing and devoted his time to many hobbies. He 
loved "tinkering" in his garage and you could always find him working on 
motors, tires or anything that was broken. He enjoyed fishing and hunting in 
his younger years, loved to play cards, and tell stories. When he and his 
brother Frank would get together they would have you laughing, to the point of 
crying. They were quite a team.

He was very special to many people, always helping if needed, no one could have 
asked for a truer friend. He loved spending time with his daughters; teaching 
them how to fish, (even though he spent most of the time getting their fishing 
lines out of trees), teaching them how to mushroom hunt (they always had to 
pick the first mushroom), teaching them how to play cribbage and euchre (don't 
cheat) and teaching them how to drive (and they all ended up driving like Dad!).

Family and friends are invited to the VFW in Lyons from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, 
Dec. 12, 2012 for a "Celebration of his life." We would love to hear your 
special memories of George. If you are unable to attend you may send a note to: 
Betty Barnes, P.O. Box 11, Lyons, MI 48851.

Arrangements are with Lehman Funeral Homes, Ionia.


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