Robert “Bob” Lee Barnes, 62, of Hartshorn, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016.
He was born Dec. 27, 1953, in Summersville, son of James Author and Bessie Faye Bryant Barnes.
At age 37, he was led to the Lord by Pastor Rick Austin of Friendswood Baptist Church in Friendswood, Texas.
Bob was a pipe welder. He worked for numerous contractors that took him to various places across the country and the Caribbean. He did work for chemical plants, refineries, pipelines and offshore platforms.
He and his great pyrenees dog, “Buddy” lived in Hartshorn the past several years.
He was preceded in death by his father; a stepfather, Ralph McCallister Jr.; a brother James Author Barnes Jr.; and a sister Rhonda Faye Irey.
Survivors include his mother, Bessie Faye McCallister; two brothers, Perry Thurlow Barnes and Carl Ray Barnes; a sister Wanda Kaye Sokol; a stepbrother, David Keith McCallister; and a stepsister, Linda Kay McCallister.
Services were Saturday, March 12, at Bradford Funeral Home with Pastor Gary Steelman officiating. Burial was in Bethel Cemetery.
