OBIT/Other Data: Markley R. BARNER, 1970, Barners Cemetery, Perry County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kathy Lee Bates Fisher and Patricia Knouse Campbell Transcribed by Nancy Lorz. Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/perry/ html listing for Barner [St. John's] Cemetery may be found at http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/perry/tsimages/barners-al.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/perry/tsimages/barners-mz.htm _______________________________________________ MARKLEY R. BARNER Markley R. Barner, 60 of Middleburg RD 3, Washington Township, expired at 9:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5th at the Gold Star Nursing Home, Milton where he has been a guest since Dec. 24, 1969. He has been in ill health the past number of years and death was attributed to a heart condition. He was a native of Mt. Pleasant Mills RD 1. While still a child, his family moved to Pfoutz Valley, Millerstown RD. He received his education in the Greenwood Township Schools. After his schooling he helped his parents on the farm. In 1932 the family moved to Selinsgrove RD, where they engaged in farming. Several years later they moved to the Middleburg RD sector at which time he began employment in the old Freeburg Silk Mill, later working at Wood-Metal, Industries in Kreamer. He retired several years ago due to ill health. The past four years Mr. Barner had been Tax Collector of Washington Twp. Mr. Barner was born Feb. 17, 1909, at Mt. Pleasant Mills RD 1, Perry Twp. the son of the late M. Luther Barner and Dora May Markley Braner [sic]. He was a member of the Barner's Lutheran Church, Liverpool RD 1. Surviving him are one brother, Carl F. Barner, with whom he resided; and a number of aunts, uncles and cousins. Services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. from the Garman funeral home, Mt. Pleasant Mills with his pastor, Rev. Theodore Lindquist, Jr., officiating. Interment will follow in Barner's Church Cemetery, Liverpool RD 1. Relatives and friends will be received at the funeral home Thursday evening. The pall bears will be: Albert Kratzer, Richard Weller, Lester Weller, Joseph Francis Light, Miles Van Horn and Frank Moyer. Clipping 1970