Charles Ray Barnes

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From FindAGrave:

Published in The Huntsville Times, Huntsville, AL, Saturday, July 26, 2003

Charles Ray Barnes of Athens passed away on Thursday at Crestwood Hospital.

Mr. Barnes was born December 4, 1924 in New Castle, Pennsylvania to Ray Carlos Barnes and Sallie Hightower Barnes. He had been a resident of East Limestone since 1939.

Mr. Barnes was a mud Marine in the Fourth Marine Division in World War II Company "C" serving in Iwo Jima. He was retired from Monsanto in Decatur and was a retired farmer. He was a lover of trains.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one grandson, Lance Waddell, one great-grandson and Morgan Hargrave.

Survivors include his wife, Emogene M. Barnes of Athens; daughters, Pamela B. Waddell, Kaye B. Higginbotham, and Gwen B. Scott, all of Athens; sons, Mark Barnes of Clearwater, FL, and Gary Barnes of Montgomery; sister, Kathryn B. Brock of Harvest; 9 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m. today at Roselawn Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: Emogene Claire McLemore. Emogene (daughter of Homer McLemore and Mary Alma Bates) was born on 7 Aug 1928 in Limestone County, Alabama; died on 9 Jan 2013 in Madison County, Alabama; was buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Athens, Limestone County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]