Thomas Houston Barnes, 87, of the Buck Creek Community died Saturday in a Franklin hospital after a long illness.
A native of Macon County, he was a son of the late Allen and Sarah Bryson Barnes. He was a retired farmer.
Surviving are his wife, Annie Mae Alexander Barnes; four sons, Javis and Gordan Barnes of Franklin, Everett Barnes of Highlands, and Harley Barnes of Woodstock, GA; a daughter, Lottie Houston of Franklin; two brothers, Johnny Barnes of Franklin and Quincey Barnes of Seneca, SC; a sister, Stella Bryant of Westminster, SC; 22 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services were held Sunday in Buck Creek Baptist Church, of which he was a member. The Revs Junior Jones, William Wooten and Ezekiel Barnes officiated and grandsons served as pallbearers. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Bryant Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Franklin Press - 30 Aug 1979
Thomas Houston Barnes, 87, of the Buck Creek Community died Saturday in a Franklin hospital after a long illness.
A native of Macon County, he was a son of the late Allen and Sarah Bryson Barnes. He was a retired farmer.
Surviving are his wife, Annie Mae Alexander Barnes; four sons, Javis and Gordan Barnes of Franklin, Everett Barnes of Highlands, and Harley Barnes of Woodstock, GA; a daughter, Lottie Houston of Franklin; two brothers, Johnny Barnes of Franklin and Quincey Barnes of Seneca, SC; a sister, Stella Bryant of Westminster, SC; 22 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services were held Sunday in Buck Creek Baptist Church, of which he was a member. The Revs Junior Jones, William Wooten and Ezekiel Barnes officiated and grandsons served as pallbearers. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Bryant Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Franklin Press - 30 Aug 1979
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