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Willie Leroy “Bill” Barnes

Birth
Collin County, Texas, USA
Death
7 Oct 1973 (aged 71)
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Willie Leroy Barnes was born June 21, 1902 to John Nathaniel Barnes & Clara Bell Brown Barnes - most likely in Emory, Rains, Texas, USA. As an adult, he went-by Bill.

Siblings of Bill's this researcher has found to-date are:

- Nettie L. Barnes (1911 - 2000)
m. Tollie D. Henderson (1906 - 1973)

- Ina Barnes (1913 - 1943)

- Baby Boy Barnes (1917 - 1917)

- Boy Barnes (1920 - ?)

- Carl Alvin Barnes (1924 - 1994)
m. Gertrude Odell Cason (1919 - 2002)

- Boy Barnes (1926 - ?)

- Edna Earl (Johnnie) Barnes (1929 - 1989)
m. Cletus McQueen (? - ?)

Bill met and married Frances Marian Thornhill (nicknamed Sister by her family) about 1923 in Texas, and they were blessed with the following children this researcher has found, to-date:

- Edward J. Barnes (1924 - 1991)
- Ellen May Barnes (1925 - 1935)
- William Sidney Barnes (1928 - 1979)
- Dorothy Nan Barnes
- Lena Joyce Barnes (1936 - 1936)
- Tommy Melvin Barnes (1944 - 2009)

Bill owned Barnes Grocery and he and Frances made their home in Dallas near Keist Boulevard.

Sadly, Bill passed away at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, USA of liver failure on October 7, 1973.

Rest In Peace, my Great Uncle Bill. You are loved & missed.

j*

Willie Leroy Barnes was born June 21, 1902 to John Nathaniel Barnes & Clara Bell Brown Barnes - most likely in Emory, Rains, Texas, USA. As an adult, he went-by Bill.

Siblings of Bill's this researcher has found to-date are:

- Nettie L. Barnes (1911 - 2000)
m. Tollie D. Henderson (1906 - 1973)

- Ina Barnes (1913 - 1943)

- Baby Boy Barnes (1917 - 1917)

- Boy Barnes (1920 - ?)

- Carl Alvin Barnes (1924 - 1994)
m. Gertrude Odell Cason (1919 - 2002)

- Boy Barnes (1926 - ?)

- Edna Earl (Johnnie) Barnes (1929 - 1989)
m. Cletus McQueen (? - ?)

Bill met and married Frances Marian Thornhill (nicknamed Sister by her family) about 1923 in Texas, and they were blessed with the following children this researcher has found, to-date:

- Edward J. Barnes (1924 - 1991)
- Ellen May Barnes (1925 - 1935)
- William Sidney Barnes (1928 - 1979)
- Dorothy Nan Barnes
- Lena Joyce Barnes (1936 - 1936)
- Tommy Melvin Barnes (1944 - 2009)

Bill owned Barnes Grocery and he and Frances made their home in Dallas near Keist Boulevard.

Sadly, Bill passed away at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, USA of liver failure on October 7, 1973.

Rest In Peace, my Great Uncle Bill. You are loved & missed.

j*



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  • Created by: j*
  • Added: Aug 16, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150841051/willie_leroy-barnes: accessed ), memorial page for Willie Leroy “Bill” Barnes (21 Jun 1902–7 Oct 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 150841051, citing Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Maintained by j* (contributor 47165802).