Martha Irene Barnes
May 3, 2017 at 3:07 p.m.
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Martha was born on Jan. 29, 1918, in Sidney, to Charles and Flossie Johnson Leiter. She spent most of her lifetime in Kosciusko County.
On Oct. 13, 1935, she was married to Howard “Barney” Barnes in Pierceton. The two would share 64 years together before his passing on May 31, 2000.
Although she held several jobs, Martha was a cashier at Owen’s in Warsaw, retiring in 1980. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church and had been active there as a senior ambassador. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting and flower gardening. She was a strong-willed person with a good heart, often visiting the ill and shut-ins with her dog, Muffin.
Those who survive include her son, Jerry (Betty) Barnes, Rochester; four grandsons: David (Teresa) Barnes, Columbia City; and Rodney (Ethel) Barnes, Craig (Ginger) Barnes and Tony (Deb) Barnes, all of Warsaw; two stepgranddaughters, Debbie (Robert) Croussore, Rochester, and Peggy (Tim) Bailey, Tippecanoe; two great-grandchildren: Braxton Barnes, Warsaw, and Kristen (Ryan) Connor, Hawaii; a great-great-granddaughter, Alexa Connor, Hawaii; and a brother, Max (Doris) Leiter, Sidney. Also surviving are several
In addition to her husband, Barney, those who preceded Martha in death include her parents, Charles and Flossie; two brothers, Raymond and Eugene Leiter; and a sister, Deloris Gaff.
A funeral service celebrating her life will take place at 1 p.m. Friday, May 5, in Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw, with First Baptist’s Pastor Steve Rahn officiating. Visitation will take place for two hours prior, with burial following in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Memorials to the Missions Fund at First Baptist Church, 2819 Patterson Road, Warsaw, IN 46582.
Martha was born on Jan. 29, 1918, in Sidney, to Charles and Flossie Johnson Leiter. She spent most of her lifetime in Kosciusko County.
On Oct. 13, 1935, she was married to Howard “Barney” Barnes in Pierceton. The two would share 64 years together before his passing on May 31, 2000.
Although she held several jobs, Martha was a cashier at Owen’s in Warsaw, retiring in 1980. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church and had been active there as a senior ambassador. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting and flower gardening. She was a strong-willed person with a good heart, often visiting the ill and shut-ins with her dog, Muffin.
Those who survive include her son, Jerry (Betty) Barnes, Rochester; four grandsons: David (Teresa) Barnes, Columbia City; and Rodney (Ethel) Barnes, Craig (Ginger) Barnes and Tony (Deb) Barnes, all of Warsaw; two stepgranddaughters, Debbie (Robert) Croussore, Rochester, and Peggy (Tim) Bailey, Tippecanoe; two great-grandchildren: Braxton Barnes, Warsaw, and Kristen (Ryan) Connor, Hawaii; a great-great-granddaughter, Alexa Connor, Hawaii; and a brother, Max (Doris) Leiter, Sidney. Also surviving are several
In addition to her husband, Barney, those who preceded Martha in death include her parents, Charles and Flossie; two brothers, Raymond and Eugene Leiter; and a sister, Deloris Gaff.
A funeral service celebrating her life will take place at 1 p.m. Friday, May 5, in Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw, with First Baptist’s Pastor Steve Rahn officiating. Visitation will take place for two hours prior, with burial following in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Memorials to the Missions Fund at First Baptist Church, 2819 Patterson Road, Warsaw, IN 46582.
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