R.E. Barnard Dies Suddenly At Residence
Services for Prominent Businessman To Be Held Thursday at 2 At Home
Robert Edward Barnard Sr., 57, for many years prominent in insurance and business circles of this city, died suddenlty at 7:30 a.m. today at his home on Buckingham Road, The Dingle, of a heart attack.
Mr. Barnard together with Robert S. Barnes formed the Barnes and Barnard insurance company here in 1923. In recent years, his son, Robert E. Barnard Jr., joined the firm.
Active in civic affairs, he was a member of Potomac Lodge 100 A.F. and A.M.; Cumberland Aerie 245, Fraternal Order of Eagles; Fort Cumberland Post 13, American Legion; Cumberland Club and Cumberland Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of Central Methodist Church.
War War I Veteran
During World I, Mr. Barnard served two years with the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, which was comprised of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia National Guard Units. He saw action in France as a first lieutenant. He left here for Army duty with Cumberland's Company G and went overseas with that outfit.
During World War II, Mr. Barnard was chairman of the Cumberland War Price and Rationing Board. He later was appointed field office manager of the Cumberland branch of the Maryland Office of Price Administration that covered the Western Maryland area.
Born In Lonaconing
He was born in Lonaconing, the son of the late James G. and Mary E. (Easter) Barnard. His grandfather, John Barnard Jr., was sheriff of Allegany County, and his great-grandfather, John Barnard Sr., was a pioneer in the coal mining industry in this county.
He attended Bruce High School, Westernport, and moved to Cumberland when he was 17 years old.
Mr. Barnard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth (Roberts) Barnard, whom he married February 8, 1923; two sons, Robert E. Barnard Jr., and Frederick R. Barnard, of this city; two brothers, Frank E. Barnard of Bethesda, and James G. Barnard of Washington; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Dye of this city, and three grandchildren, Susan M., Mary Jane and Mary Elizabeth Barnard.
The body was taken to the residence this afternoon where services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. by Rev. H.M. Richardson, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
The family requests flowers be omitted.
Cumberland Evening Times, 11 November 1952
Services for Prominent Businessman To Be Held Thursday at 2 At Home
Robert Edward Barnard Sr., 57, for many years prominent in insurance and business circles of this city, died suddenlty at 7:30 a.m. today at his home on Buckingham Road, The Dingle, of a heart attack.
Mr. Barnard together with Robert S. Barnes formed the Barnes and Barnard insurance company here in 1923. In recent years, his son, Robert E. Barnard Jr., joined the firm.
Active in civic affairs, he was a member of Potomac Lodge 100 A.F. and A.M.; Cumberland Aerie 245, Fraternal Order of Eagles; Fort Cumberland Post 13, American Legion; Cumberland Club and Cumberland Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of Central Methodist Church.
War War I Veteran
During World I, Mr. Barnard served two years with the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, which was comprised of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia National Guard Units. He saw action in France as a first lieutenant. He left here for Army duty with Cumberland's Company G and went overseas with that outfit.
During World War II, Mr. Barnard was chairman of the Cumberland War Price and Rationing Board. He later was appointed field office manager of the Cumberland branch of the Maryland Office of Price Administration that covered the Western Maryland area.
Born In Lonaconing
He was born in Lonaconing, the son of the late James G. and Mary E. (Easter) Barnard. His grandfather, John Barnard Jr., was sheriff of Allegany County, and his great-grandfather, John Barnard Sr., was a pioneer in the coal mining industry in this county.
He attended Bruce High School, Westernport, and moved to Cumberland when he was 17 years old.
Mr. Barnard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth (Roberts) Barnard, whom he married February 8, 1923; two sons, Robert E. Barnard Jr., and Frederick R. Barnard, of this city; two brothers, Frank E. Barnard of Bethesda, and James G. Barnard of Washington; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Dye of this city, and three grandchildren, Susan M., Mary Jane and Mary Elizabeth Barnard.
The body was taken to the residence this afternoon where services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. by Rev. H.M. Richardson, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
The family requests flowers be omitted.
Cumberland Evening Times, 11 November 1952
R.E. Barnard Dies Suddenly At Residence
Services for Prominent Businessman To Be Held Thursday at 2 At Home
Robert Edward Barnard Sr., 57, for many years prominent in insurance and business circles of this city, died suddenlty at 7:30 a.m. today at his home on Buckingham Road, The Dingle, of a heart attack.
Mr. Barnard together with Robert S. Barnes formed the Barnes and Barnard insurance company here in 1923. In recent years, his son, Robert E. Barnard Jr., joined the firm.
Active in civic affairs, he was a member of Potomac Lodge 100 A.F. and A.M.; Cumberland Aerie 245, Fraternal Order of Eagles; Fort Cumberland Post 13, American Legion; Cumberland Club and Cumberland Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of Central Methodist Church.
War War I Veteran
During World I, Mr. Barnard served two years with the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, which was comprised of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia National Guard Units. He saw action in France as a first lieutenant. He left here for Army duty with Cumberland's Company G and went overseas with that outfit.
During World War II, Mr. Barnard was chairman of the Cumberland War Price and Rationing Board. He later was appointed field office manager of the Cumberland branch of the Maryland Office of Price Administration that covered the Western Maryland area.
Born In Lonaconing
He was born in Lonaconing, the son of the late James G. and Mary E. (Easter) Barnard. His grandfather, John Barnard Jr., was sheriff of Allegany County, and his great-grandfather, John Barnard Sr., was a pioneer in the coal mining industry in this county.
He attended Bruce High School, Westernport, and moved to Cumberland when he was 17 years old.
Mr. Barnard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth (Roberts) Barnard, whom he married February 8, 1923; two sons, Robert E. Barnard Jr., and Frederick R. Barnard, of this city; two brothers, Frank E. Barnard of Bethesda, and James G. Barnard of Washington; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Dye of this city, and three grandchildren, Susan M., Mary Jane and Mary Elizabeth Barnard.
The body was taken to the residence this afternoon where services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. by Rev. H.M. Richardson, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
The family requests flowers be omitted.
Cumberland Evening Times, 11 November 1952
Services for Prominent Businessman To Be Held Thursday at 2 At Home
Robert Edward Barnard Sr., 57, for many years prominent in insurance and business circles of this city, died suddenlty at 7:30 a.m. today at his home on Buckingham Road, The Dingle, of a heart attack.
Mr. Barnard together with Robert S. Barnes formed the Barnes and Barnard insurance company here in 1923. In recent years, his son, Robert E. Barnard Jr., joined the firm.
Active in civic affairs, he was a member of Potomac Lodge 100 A.F. and A.M.; Cumberland Aerie 245, Fraternal Order of Eagles; Fort Cumberland Post 13, American Legion; Cumberland Club and Cumberland Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of Central Methodist Church.
War War I Veteran
During World I, Mr. Barnard served two years with the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, which was comprised of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia National Guard Units. He saw action in France as a first lieutenant. He left here for Army duty with Cumberland's Company G and went overseas with that outfit.
During World War II, Mr. Barnard was chairman of the Cumberland War Price and Rationing Board. He later was appointed field office manager of the Cumberland branch of the Maryland Office of Price Administration that covered the Western Maryland area.
Born In Lonaconing
He was born in Lonaconing, the son of the late James G. and Mary E. (Easter) Barnard. His grandfather, John Barnard Jr., was sheriff of Allegany County, and his great-grandfather, John Barnard Sr., was a pioneer in the coal mining industry in this county.
He attended Bruce High School, Westernport, and moved to Cumberland when he was 17 years old.
Mr. Barnard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth (Roberts) Barnard, whom he married February 8, 1923; two sons, Robert E. Barnard Jr., and Frederick R. Barnard, of this city; two brothers, Frank E. Barnard of Bethesda, and James G. Barnard of Washington; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Dye of this city, and three grandchildren, Susan M., Mary Jane and Mary Elizabeth Barnard.
The body was taken to the residence this afternoon where services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. by Rev. H.M. Richardson, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
The family requests flowers be omitted.
Cumberland Evening Times, 11 November 1952
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