Claud Barnes, a lifelong resident of Woodstock, died Feb. 12. He was 101.
Mr. Barnes was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the forces invading Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion on D-Day in June 1944.
Mr. Barnes grew up on a farm on Arnold Mill Road and was the son of Claud and Emma Rusk Barnes. The home he lived in prior to his death was located on the site of the old family farm, as is the neighborhood named Farmington.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Merritt Barnes; an infant son, James Merritt; brothers, James Newton Barnes and Miller Davis Barnes, of Woodstock; and nephew, William Barnes, of Huntington, W. Va.
Mr. Barnes is survived by his nieces, Millicent Barnes Fox and Catherine Barnes Price; nephew, Alan Rusk Barnes; and several great nieces and nephews.
He was a retired wholesale plumber, and for many years he was one of the men who gathered at Dean’s Store on Main Street each morning to socialize.
“He was always outgoing and would tell you about anything you asked about,” said town historian Juanita Hughes. In December 2002, Mr. Barnes was named Preservation Woodstock’s Citizen of the Year. He witnessed Woodstock evolve from a country town to a modern city over the past 100 years.
In an interview with the Ledger-News at the time of his 100th birthday in June 2012, he said, “I’ve seen a lot in my lifetime. I’ve had good friends all my life.”
Mr. Barnes’ niece, Millicent Fox, who is the daughter of the late Miller Barnes, told the Ledger-News in 2012 that her uncle’s secret to more than a century of life might have run in the family.
“I think a lot of it is genetic because my grandmother’s brothers and sisters all lived well into their 90s,” Fox said.
Fox said at Mr. Barnes’ birthday celebration she thought it was remarkable that her uncle was 100 years old and still going strong.
Mr. Barnes told the Ledger-News at the time of his 100th birthday that he had been fortunate. “I have no secrets. I’ve done pretty well on health, money and the two women I got,” he said, referring to his caregivers Patsy Brasfield and Terri Delk.
When Mr. Barnes was a child, in 1920, his mother moved into town after his father died. The family moved to a home located on Main Street.
“Woodstock used to be a little small town,” he told the Ledger-News. “Everyone in town went to one church, and if there was a funeral, the whole town closed down. Everything was a dirt road.”
Mr. Barnes said everyone at the time had a pig, cow and chickens. He even remembered a day when people would have to wash their clothes in a large boiling pot.
Mr. Barnes reminisced to the Ledger-News in 2012 about his time in the war and described the invasion of Normandy Beach.
“There were thousands of boats; they opened their doors and dropped you out,” he said. “They’d tell you not to get your rifle wet; they’d say it was your best friend.”
To survive one of the most notorious and brutal battles, Mr. Barnes said he dug a foxhole in the sand.
During his three years serving the United States, Mr. Barnes visited many countries including, France, Germany, Australia and England.
Mr. Barnes was a member of Woodstock United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held Feb. 16 at Woodstock Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Margaret Adams officiating. Mr. Barnes was entombed in the mausoleum at Cherokee Memorial Park.
Mr. Barnes was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the forces invading Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion on D-Day in June 1944.
Mr. Barnes grew up on a farm on Arnold Mill Road and was the son of Claud and Emma Rusk Barnes. The home he lived in prior to his death was located on the site of the old family farm, as is the neighborhood named Farmington.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Merritt Barnes; an infant son, James Merritt; brothers, James Newton Barnes and Miller Davis Barnes, of Woodstock; and nephew, William Barnes, of Huntington, W. Va.
Mr. Barnes is survived by his nieces, Millicent Barnes Fox and Catherine Barnes Price; nephew, Alan Rusk Barnes; and several great nieces and nephews.
He was a retired wholesale plumber, and for many years he was one of the men who gathered at Dean’s Store on Main Street each morning to socialize.
“He was always outgoing and would tell you about anything you asked about,” said town historian Juanita Hughes. In December 2002, Mr. Barnes was named Preservation Woodstock’s Citizen of the Year. He witnessed Woodstock evolve from a country town to a modern city over the past 100 years.
In an interview with the Ledger-News at the time of his 100th birthday in June 2012, he said, “I’ve seen a lot in my lifetime. I’ve had good friends all my life.”
Mr. Barnes’ niece, Millicent Fox, who is the daughter of the late Miller Barnes, told the Ledger-News in 2012 that her uncle’s secret to more than a century of life might have run in the family.
“I think a lot of it is genetic because my grandmother’s brothers and sisters all lived well into their 90s,” Fox said.
Fox said at Mr. Barnes’ birthday celebration she thought it was remarkable that her uncle was 100 years old and still going strong.
Mr. Barnes told the Ledger-News at the time of his 100th birthday that he had been fortunate. “I have no secrets. I’ve done pretty well on health, money and the two women I got,” he said, referring to his caregivers Patsy Brasfield and Terri Delk.
When Mr. Barnes was a child, in 1920, his mother moved into town after his father died. The family moved to a home located on Main Street.
“Woodstock used to be a little small town,” he told the Ledger-News. “Everyone in town went to one church, and if there was a funeral, the whole town closed down. Everything was a dirt road.”
Mr. Barnes said everyone at the time had a pig, cow and chickens. He even remembered a day when people would have to wash their clothes in a large boiling pot.
Mr. Barnes reminisced to the Ledger-News in 2012 about his time in the war and described the invasion of Normandy Beach.
“There were thousands of boats; they opened their doors and dropped you out,” he said. “They’d tell you not to get your rifle wet; they’d say it was your best friend.”
To survive one of the most notorious and brutal battles, Mr. Barnes said he dug a foxhole in the sand.
During his three years serving the United States, Mr. Barnes visited many countries including, France, Germany, Australia and England.
Mr. Barnes was a member of Woodstock United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held Feb. 16 at Woodstock Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Margaret Adams officiating. Mr. Barnes was entombed in the mausoleum at Cherokee Memorial Park.
Claud Barnes, a lifelong resident of Woodstock, died Feb. 12. He was 101.
Mr. Barnes was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the forces invading Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion on D-Day in June 1944.
Mr. Barnes grew up on a farm on Arnold Mill Road and was the son of Claud and Emma Rusk Barnes. The home he lived in prior to his death was located on the site of the old family farm, as is the neighborhood named Farmington.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Merritt Barnes; an infant son, James Merritt; brothers, James Newton Barnes and Miller Davis Barnes, of Woodstock; and nephew, William Barnes, of Huntington, W. Va.
Mr. Barnes is survived by his nieces, Millicent Barnes Fox and Catherine Barnes Price; nephew, Alan Rusk Barnes; and several great nieces and nephews.
He was a retired wholesale plumber, and for many years he was one of the men who gathered at Dean’s Store on Main Street each morning to socialize.
“He was always outgoing and would tell you about anything you asked about,” said town historian Juanita Hughes. In December 2002, Mr. Barnes was named Preservation Woodstock’s Citizen of the Year. He witnessed Woodstock evolve from a country town to a modern city over the past 100 years.
In an interview with the Ledger-News at the time of his 100th birthday in June 2012, he said, “I’ve seen a lot in my lifetime. I’ve had good friends all my life.”
Mr. Barnes’ niece, Millicent Fox, who is the daughter of the late Miller Barnes, told the Ledger-News in 2012 that her uncle’s secret to more than a century of life might have run in the family.
“I think a lot of it is genetic because my grandmother’s brothers and sisters all lived well into their 90s,” Fox said.
Fox said at Mr. Barnes’ birthday celebration she thought it was remarkable that her uncle was 100 years old and still going strong.
Mr. Barnes told the Ledger-News at the time of his 100th birthday that he had been fortunate. “I have no secrets. I’ve done pretty well on health, money and the two women I got,” he said, referring to his caregivers Patsy Brasfield and Terri Delk.
When Mr. Barnes was a child, in 1920, his mother moved into town after his father died. The family moved to a home located on Main Street.
“Woodstock used to be a little small town,” he told the Ledger-News. “Everyone in town went to one church, and if there was a funeral, the whole town closed down. Everything was a dirt road.”
Mr. Barnes said everyone at the time had a pig, cow and chickens. He even remembered a day when people would have to wash their clothes in a large boiling pot.
Mr. Barnes reminisced to the Ledger-News in 2012 about his time in the war and described the invasion of Normandy Beach.
“There were thousands of boats; they opened their doors and dropped you out,” he said. “They’d tell you not to get your rifle wet; they’d say it was your best friend.”
To survive one of the most notorious and brutal battles, Mr. Barnes said he dug a foxhole in the sand.
During his three years serving the United States, Mr. Barnes visited many countries including, France, Germany, Australia and England.
Mr. Barnes was a member of Woodstock United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held Feb. 16 at Woodstock Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Margaret Adams officiating. Mr. Barnes was entombed in the mausoleum at Cherokee Memorial Park.
Mr. Barnes was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the forces invading Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion on D-Day in June 1944.
Mr. Barnes grew up on a farm on Arnold Mill Road and was the son of Claud and Emma Rusk Barnes. The home he lived in prior to his death was located on the site of the old family farm, as is the neighborhood named Farmington.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Merritt Barnes; an infant son, James Merritt; brothers, James Newton Barnes and Miller Davis Barnes, of Woodstock; and nephew, William Barnes, of Huntington, W. Va.
Mr. Barnes is survived by his nieces, Millicent Barnes Fox and Catherine Barnes Price; nephew, Alan Rusk Barnes; and several great nieces and nephews.
He was a retired wholesale plumber, and for many years he was one of the men who gathered at Dean’s Store on Main Street each morning to socialize.
“He was always outgoing and would tell you about anything you asked about,” said town historian Juanita Hughes. In December 2002, Mr. Barnes was named Preservation Woodstock’s Citizen of the Year. He witnessed Woodstock evolve from a country town to a modern city over the past 100 years.
In an interview with the Ledger-News at the time of his 100th birthday in June 2012, he said, “I’ve seen a lot in my lifetime. I’ve had good friends all my life.”
Mr. Barnes’ niece, Millicent Fox, who is the daughter of the late Miller Barnes, told the Ledger-News in 2012 that her uncle’s secret to more than a century of life might have run in the family.
“I think a lot of it is genetic because my grandmother’s brothers and sisters all lived well into their 90s,” Fox said.
Fox said at Mr. Barnes’ birthday celebration she thought it was remarkable that her uncle was 100 years old and still going strong.
Mr. Barnes told the Ledger-News at the time of his 100th birthday that he had been fortunate. “I have no secrets. I’ve done pretty well on health, money and the two women I got,” he said, referring to his caregivers Patsy Brasfield and Terri Delk.
When Mr. Barnes was a child, in 1920, his mother moved into town after his father died. The family moved to a home located on Main Street.
“Woodstock used to be a little small town,” he told the Ledger-News. “Everyone in town went to one church, and if there was a funeral, the whole town closed down. Everything was a dirt road.”
Mr. Barnes said everyone at the time had a pig, cow and chickens. He even remembered a day when people would have to wash their clothes in a large boiling pot.
Mr. Barnes reminisced to the Ledger-News in 2012 about his time in the war and described the invasion of Normandy Beach.
“There were thousands of boats; they opened their doors and dropped you out,” he said. “They’d tell you not to get your rifle wet; they’d say it was your best friend.”
To survive one of the most notorious and brutal battles, Mr. Barnes said he dug a foxhole in the sand.
During his three years serving the United States, Mr. Barnes visited many countries including, France, Germany, Australia and England.
Mr. Barnes was a member of Woodstock United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held Feb. 16 at Woodstock Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Margaret Adams officiating. Mr. Barnes was entombed in the mausoleum at Cherokee Memorial Park.
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