OBIT: William BARNES, 1916, Wellsville, York County, PA

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Abby Bowman

Copyright 2005.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/york/
_______________________________________________ 

BARNES

William Barnes died Sunday night at 11:15 o'clock at his home in Wellsville.  
Death was caused by chronic nephritis.  He was aged 71 years, 1 month and 6 
days.  He leaves his wife and the following children: Mrs. George Hildebrecht, 
of York; James Barnes, of Lemoyne; Mrs. Grant Stough, G. H. Barnes, Charles 
Barnes and Mrs. Jacob Wolf, all of Wellsville; also 21 grandchildren and one 
great grand-child.  There also survives three sisters and one brother, Mrs. 
David Sollenberger and Mrs. Jacob Yost, of Dillsburg, Mrs. E. A. Wiley, of Ind., 
and Frank Barnes, of Dillsburg, R.D.

The funeral services were held Wednesday morning, in the M. E. Church, of which 
he was a member, by the pastor, Rev. E. M. Aller.  A large number of relatives 
and friends attended the services.  Interment was made in the Warrington 
Friends' Cemetery.  The deceased belonged to the two orders of Wellsville, Camp 
169, P. O. S. of A., and Conclave 312, I. O. H.  The pall-bearers were the 
following, members of these orders: Messrs. Lewis Spangler, Chas. Stough, Harvey 
Shaffner, Christ Smith, Charles Ross and William Morthland.  C. G. Elicker was 
the Funeral Director.

Dillsburg Weekly Bulletin, Friday, October 20, 1916