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Mr. Don
Barnes age 72, of Sampson Rd., Young Harris passed away on Monday, May
25, 2009
in the Chatuge Regional Hospital in following an extended illness. Mr. Barnes was born on Feb. 23, 1937 in Towns
County, the son of the late William Hershel Barnes and the late Ida
Beck
Barnes. He was a veteran of the US Navy
of the Korean War. Don had been employed
with Pike Electric for several years and also had been employed with
Towns
County Sheriff’s Department as a deputy and Blairsville City Police
Department
for several years. He loved to hunt and
fish
in his spare time. He was preceded in
death by his wife, Aileen Sampson Barnes, two brothers, Van and William
A.
Barnes, two sisters, Geraldine Potter and Regina Wheeler, a
brother-in-law and
sister-in-law, Hoyt and Ella Joe Shook.
Mr. Barnes attended Cornerstone Baptist Church.
Surviving
Mr. Barnes are two sons, Bill Barnes of
Blairsville, Jim Barnes of Blairsville, two sisters, Ivylee Burrell and
Faye
queen both of Hiawassee, four sisters-in-law and three brothers-in-law,
Mary
Ruth Sampson and Mary Holloway of Young Harris, Lula Barnes, Claudine
and Terry
Stroud, Edwin Wheeler and Jay Queen all of Hiawassee, two
grandchildren,
Audrianna and Devin Barnes, many other relatives and friends also
survive.
Graveside
services were held on Wednesday May 27, 2009 at 2
p.m. from the Cornerstone Baptist Church Cemetery with Chaplin Roy
Bateman officiating. Military honors were
presented by the North
Georgia Honor Guard. Following the
servicers he was laid to rest beside his beloved wife, Aileen. The family met with friends following the
services. In lieu of flowers if you
wish, the family requests that donations may be made to Cornerstone
Baptist
Church in memory of Mr. Barnes.
Mountain
View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send
condolences online at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com.