Ross County OhArchives Photo Person.....Barnhart, Donald "Jake" June 8, 2003
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Name:               Donald "Jake" Barnhart

Date Of Photograph: June 8, 2003
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     This is a picure of my uncle, Donald "Jake" Barnhart.  Jake was the 
husband of my mother's sister, Martha Hester.  I took this picture on 8 June 
2003.  
     Uncle Jake was the person who taught me the basics of plumbing.  I bought 
a house without indoor plumbing in 1973, and Jake volunteered to help me 
install plumbing so that my family and I could live in our new home.  While he 
was installing the plumbing, Jake used the opportunity to teach me as much 
about plumbing as he could.  His efforts were not wasted. I used the knowledge 
that he gave me to learn more about plumbing, and to later repair and install 
many more plumbing systems of my own.  Jake believed in not only helping 
others, but also in helping them to help themselves.

Additional Comments:
       Donald "Jake" Barnhart, 80, of Bainbridge, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2010 
at Mount Carmel West Hospital in Columbus.  He was born Oct. 7, 1929 in 
Greenup, Ky., the son of Clifford and Nancy Emily (Richards) Barnhart.
He worked 37 years on D.T.&I/Grand Trunk Railroad. He was a 1947 graduate of 
Edward Lee McClain High School. 
       Jake was widely known for his community service and kindness to 
neighbors. He was always willing to lend a hand whenever and wherever one was 
needed, especially in the areas of carpentry, plumbing, electricity, and life 
skills. Jake also taught many youths the skills of sportsmanship when he 
served as their Little League coach throughout many softball and basketball 
seasons. 
    He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was honorably 
discharged Sept. 26, 1951. He is survived by his daughter, Jane (Lloyd) 
Clouser of Hillsboro; three sons, Donald (Sharmin) Barnhart of Greenfield, 
Roger Barnhart of Bainbridge, and Jeff (Lori) Barnhart of Bainbridge; nine 
grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; four brothers, Clifford "Bub" (Edith) 
Barnhart of Bainbridge, Melvin (Rosemary) Barnhart of Hillsboro, Harold 
(Carolyn) Barnhart of Greenfield, and Raymond (Heidi) Barnhart of Germany; 
four sisters, Jean Snider of Rainsboro, Maryann Nace of Wilmington, Judy 
Carter of Washington C.H., and Lillie (Tom) Myers of Leesburg; and numerous 
nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Ellen 
Barnhart, on Oct. 18, 2001; his brother, Jerry Barnhart; and his sister Betty 
Goddard.
        Services were held Thursday, Sept. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Murray-Fettro 
Funeral Home in Greenfield, Ohio. Burial followed in the South Salem Cemetery 
where military rites were provided by the Concerned Veterans of Greenfield. 

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