Raymond Etheldred Barnes 27 NOV 1899 - 28 MAY 1987 Mr. Raymond Barnes HUDGINS - Mr. Raymond E. Barnes, 87, died Thursday at the Mathews Convalescent Center. He was formerly of Dunmore, Pa., and was a resident of Mathews County for 17 years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dorothy K. Barnes; a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Headrick of Atlanta, Ga.; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Gobrecht of Sewell, N.J., and Mrs. Helen B. Powell of Hudgins; one grandchild; and 2 great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at H. C. Smither Memorial Cemetery by the Rev. Edward Inabinet. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight at the funeral home. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, is in charge. Newport News, Virginia Daily Press 29 May 1987 Page 28... Obituary for Raymond E. Barnes [Birth: 27 NOV 1899 - Southampton County, Virginia, USA] [Death: 28 MAY 1987 - Mathews, Mathews, Virginia, USA] ## Narrative Summary of the Obituary Raymond Etheldred Barnes died 28 May 1987 in Mathews County, Virginia, at age 87. Survivors included his wife Dorothy, daughter Mildred Headrick, sisters Margaret Gobrecht and Helen B. Powell, one grandchild, and two great-grandchildren. ## Narrative Summary of Funeral Services A graveside service was held 30 May 1987 at H. C. Smither Memorial Cemetery, Mathews County, Virginia. ## Transcript Raymond Etheldred Barnes 27 NOV 1899 - 28 MAY 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Raymond Barnes HUDGINS - Mr. Raymond E. Barnes, 87, died Thursday at the Mathews Convalescent Center. He was formerly of Dunmore, Pa., and was a resident of Mathews County for 17 years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dorothy K. Barnes; a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Headrick of Atlanta, Ga.; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Gobrecht of Sewell, N.J., and Mrs. Helen B. Powell of Hudgins; one grandchild; and 2 great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at H. C. Smither Memorial Cemetery by the Rev. Edward Inabinet. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight at the funeral home. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, is in charge. Newport News, Virginia Daily Press 29 May 1987 Page 28... Obituary for Raymond E. Barnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Birth: 27 NOV 1899 - Southampton County, Virginia, USA] [Death: 28 MAY 1987 - Mathews, Mathews, Virginia, USA] ## Vital Statistics Summary -------------------------------------------------------------- | Name | Raymond Etheldred Barnes | |-------|----------------------------------------------------| | Age | 87 years | | Birth | 27 November 1899; Southampton County, Virginia,USA | | Death | 28 May 1987; Mathews, Mathews, Virginia, USA | -------------------------------------------------------------- ## Table of Relationships ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Name | Relationship | Residence | |--------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------| | Raymond Etheldred Barnes | Decedent | Mathews County, Virginia | | Dorothy K. Barnes | Wife | Not stated | | Mildred Headrick | Daughter | Atlanta, Georgia | | Margaret Gobrecht | Sister | Sewell, New Jersey | | Helen B. Powell | Sister | Hudgins, Virginia | | One grandchild | Grandchild | Not stated | | Two great-grandchildren | Great-grandchildren | Not stated | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## Publication Details Newport News, Virginia Daily Press 29 May 1987 Page 28 ## Other Relevant Information Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, handled arrangements. Expressions of sympathy were requested as contributions to the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad.