George King Barnes
1946 ~ 2019 (age 73)
George King Barnes, 73, passed away at his home in the Holston Community of Sullivan County on November 25, 2019.
He was a lifelong resident of the Holston Community, a graduate of Holston High School and of East Tennessee State University. He served a tour of duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. He was employed for many years with Magnavox in Greeneville and was retired from farming. George was a talented woodworker and could fix anything that was broken. An avid fisherman, he could often be found on South Holston Lake. He was a member of Wheeler United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Agnes King Barnes; his brother and sister-in-law, Eb and Margaret Barnes; and his niece, Mary Evelyn Barnes Cunningham.
George is survived by his sister, Martha Sabin (Ronald) of Prescott, Arizona; brother, John (Susan) of Alcoa; nieces and nephews, Katherine Barnes May, Beth Barnes Davis, Dick Barnes, Wendy Sabin Cutshaw, Kent Sabin and Jane Barnes Kleinhans; 12 great-nieces and nephews; and by many childhood friends in the Holston Community and numerous cousins in Sullivan County.
The body will be cremated. At his request, no services will be held.
1946 ~ 2019 (age 73)
George King Barnes, 73, passed away at his home in the Holston Community of Sullivan County on November 25, 2019.
He was a lifelong resident of the Holston Community, a graduate of Holston High School and of East Tennessee State University. He served a tour of duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. He was employed for many years with Magnavox in Greeneville and was retired from farming. George was a talented woodworker and could fix anything that was broken. An avid fisherman, he could often be found on South Holston Lake. He was a member of Wheeler United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Agnes King Barnes; his brother and sister-in-law, Eb and Margaret Barnes; and his niece, Mary Evelyn Barnes Cunningham.
George is survived by his sister, Martha Sabin (Ronald) of Prescott, Arizona; brother, John (Susan) of Alcoa; nieces and nephews, Katherine Barnes May, Beth Barnes Davis, Dick Barnes, Wendy Sabin Cutshaw, Kent Sabin and Jane Barnes Kleinhans; 12 great-nieces and nephews; and by many childhood friends in the Holston Community and numerous cousins in Sullivan County.
The body will be cremated. At his request, no services will be held.
George King Barnes
1946 ~ 2019 (age 73)
George King Barnes, 73, passed away at his home in the Holston Community of Sullivan County on November 25, 2019.
He was a lifelong resident of the Holston Community, a graduate of Holston High School and of East Tennessee State University. He served a tour of duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. He was employed for many years with Magnavox in Greeneville and was retired from farming. George was a talented woodworker and could fix anything that was broken. An avid fisherman, he could often be found on South Holston Lake. He was a member of Wheeler United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Agnes King Barnes; his brother and sister-in-law, Eb and Margaret Barnes; and his niece, Mary Evelyn Barnes Cunningham.
George is survived by his sister, Martha Sabin (Ronald) of Prescott, Arizona; brother, John (Susan) of Alcoa; nieces and nephews, Katherine Barnes May, Beth Barnes Davis, Dick Barnes, Wendy Sabin Cutshaw, Kent Sabin and Jane Barnes Kleinhans; 12 great-nieces and nephews; and by many childhood friends in the Holston Community and numerous cousins in Sullivan County.
The body will be cremated. At his request, no services will be held.
1946 ~ 2019 (age 73)
George King Barnes, 73, passed away at his home in the Holston Community of Sullivan County on November 25, 2019.
He was a lifelong resident of the Holston Community, a graduate of Holston High School and of East Tennessee State University. He served a tour of duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. He was employed for many years with Magnavox in Greeneville and was retired from farming. George was a talented woodworker and could fix anything that was broken. An avid fisherman, he could often be found on South Holston Lake. He was a member of Wheeler United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Agnes King Barnes; his brother and sister-in-law, Eb and Margaret Barnes; and his niece, Mary Evelyn Barnes Cunningham.
George is survived by his sister, Martha Sabin (Ronald) of Prescott, Arizona; brother, John (Susan) of Alcoa; nieces and nephews, Katherine Barnes May, Beth Barnes Davis, Dick Barnes, Wendy Sabin Cutshaw, Kent Sabin and Jane Barnes Kleinhans; 12 great-nieces and nephews; and by many childhood friends in the Holston Community and numerous cousins in Sullivan County.
The body will be cremated. At his request, no services will be held.
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