OBIT: John Stephen More BARKEL, 2003, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  BARKEL
  
    John Stephen More Barkel, 92, died in Tappahannock, Va. Oct. 25, 2003. 
  Born Feb. 11, 1911 in London, England.  Preceded in death by his parents,
  William and Katherine Barkel;  his first wife, Margaret and a granddaughter
  Michele McFadden.  Survived by his wife, Carol, and  twin daughters,
  Finnette (Mrs. Ralph Egolf, Somerset) and Fiona McFadden, Vestal, N.Y.;
  five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.  He was a ship's officer
  and private pilot prior to World War II.  During the war he was a pilot and
  flight commander with the Intruder Squadrons of the Royal Air Force Fighter
  Command. Following the war, he served British interests in Malaya, Africa
  and the Middle East before taking command of the British diplomatic yacht
  in the Mediterranean.  He was a veteran of 18 small boat (under 30 feet)
  crossings of the Atlantic.  There will be private  memorial services with
  burial at sea.
  
  Daily American, October 27, 2003
  
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