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From: Bob & Cathy Barnes <>
Subject: BARNHILL, Geo.
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 09:23:12 -0500

The Courier
Corning, Ark.
Page 6, Oct. 17, 1908

Funeral Of Geo. Barnhill.
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The remains of Geo. Barnhill arrived Thursday afternoon from Santa
Barbara, Calif., where he died more than a week previous. Funeral
services were conducted at the Christian church by Rev. L. G. Pace of
Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Rev. Fowlkes of this city yesterday afternoon and
the interment took place at Corning cemetery. The widow and children
were present at the services. Deceased was working at his trade, that
of a barber, up to the time of his sudden death He was found in bed
Wednesday or Thursday of last week, ten or fifteen hours after his
death, by a co-worker. Statements from the coroner and undertaker at
that place, give no information as to the cause of his death. There
were no marks of violence on the body, it is presumed that some sudden
illness is the cause.
Mr. Barnhill was about 50 years of age, native of Indiana, but was
one of Corning’s pioneer citizens, having been prominent as one of the
town’s first barbers, 25 or 30 years ago, and later as mayor, attorney
at law, merchant, churchman and politician.
The members of Corning barbers’ union closed all their shops here,
and acted as pallbearers.

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