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Birth	:	30 Dec 1917 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	19 Jan 1999 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.0532990, -95.7360992
Plot	:	Trompeter Sec., Lot 563-E
Description	:	Virgil N. Barnes, 81, Topeka, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1999 at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Barnes was a machinist for the Atchison-Topeka and Santa Fe Railway for 53 years before he retired in July 1994. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1935 and was a life long Topeka resident. He was born Dec. 30, 1917 in Topeka, the son of Timothy N. and Zella M. Stanley Barnes. He was the first Topekan to run for city council in... Read More	Virgil N. Barnes, 81, Topeka, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1999 at a Topeka hospital. Mr. Barnes was a machinist for the Atchison-Topeka and Santa Fe Railway for 53 years before he retired in July 1994. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1935 and was a life long Topeka resident. He was born Dec. 30, 1917 in Topeka, the son of Timothy N. and Zella M. Stanley Barnes. He was the first Topekan to run for city council in District 1, Ward 1. Mr. Barnes was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church where he was active in the Hayden High School and Hayden Pace. He was a member of Topeka North Post No. 400 of the American Legion and the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. He served on the Mayor's Advisory Council as ward captain for his precinct on the election board and he served in the Democratic Central Committee. He also had served as a representative for the 53 rd district and he was past president of the North Topeka West Neighborhood Improvement Assoc. He was married to Hazel M. Devlin on Oct. 15 1941 in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Larry M. Barnes, Topeka; two daughters, Linda M. Barnes and Jackie M. Barnes, both of Topeka; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery where Post 400 of the American Legion will conduct military graveside services. Mr. Barnes will lie in state after 2 p.m. Friday at the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home where a parish rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 229 S.W. Van Buren, Topeka, 66603, or to Let's Help, 302 S.S. Van Buren, Topeka, 66603. Topeka Capital-Journal -------------------------------------------- From wife's obit: Hazel married Virgil N. Barnes at St. Joseph Catholic Church on October 15, 1941. They shared 57 years of marriage before he predeceased her on January 19, 1999. She is survived by her three children, Larry M. (Jana) Barnes, Linda M. Barnes (Donnie Moritz), and Jackie M. (David) Carlson, three grandchildren, six great grandchildren, a brother, George Devlin and sister-in-law, Martha Devlin.

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Virgil Nicholas Barnes's memorial is located at: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, USA.
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Virgil Nicholas Barnes death on 19 Jan 1999 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.0532990
Longitude: -95.7360992

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Parent

Timothy Nicholas Barnes

(1889 - 1965)

Zella M. Stanley Barnes

(1890 - 1981)

Spouse

Hazel Marie Devlin Barnes

(1923 - 2019)

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