George A.E. Barnes
Feb. 2, 1855-Jan. 7, 1933
Niles Daily Star, Monday, January 9, 1933, page 1, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR GEO. BARNES WEDNESDAY
Burial To Be From Trinity Church in Silverbrook Cemetery
Funeral services for George A.E. Barnes, 77, who died on Saturday at 11 o'clock in his home, 422 West Main street, will be held on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock in Trinity Episcopal church. The Rev. Harry L. Nicholson, rector of the Church, will officiate. Burial will be made in the family lot in Silverbrook cemetery.
A son of the deceased, Rea Barnes, is expected in Niles tomorrow from Los Angeles. The death of Mr. Barnes is the second in the family within a year. Mrs. Ruth Barnes Binns, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barnes, having died in January 24, 1932.
Mr. Barnes was born in Putney, on the Thames, England, or about six miles from the city of London, on Feb. 2, 1855. He remained in England until he was 18 years of age when he left for the United States and located in Chicago. He was married in Chicago in 1884 to Ruth Webb, who survives him. Mr. Barnes moved to Niles with his family 27 years ago. Until he retired from active work, he was employed for the most of the time he lived in Niles by the French Paper company. Besides the widow, Mr. Barnes is survived by five children who are Mrs. Elizabeth Goodling, wife of T.H. Goodling of Lockport, N.Y., Rea Barnes of Los Angeles, Calif., Floyd, Miss Ethel and Cressel Barnes of Niles.
Mr. Barnes as a boy in England sang in the Episcopal church choir in Putney and throughout his lifetime was a devoted member of the Episcopal church.
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, January 10, 1933, page 4, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
HERE FOR FUNERAL
Rea Barnes, son of George a.E. Barnes who died on Saturday, arrived in Niles this morning from Los Angeles, Calif. He left Los Angeles, on Saturday in response to a message that his father was critically ill but was unaware of his father's death until his brother Cressel met him in Chicago this morning. The funeral services for their father will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in Trinity Episcopal church