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Obituary for Brent Brenneman Barner to appear in the Barner Newsletter

Brent Brenneman Barner, age 47, son of Richard Long Barner, age 91, o
f Hunt, Texas and Geneva Ingram Nasworthy, age 81, of Atlantic Beach
, Florida, brother to Gay Romayne Barner, age 56, of Santa Rosa, Calif
ornia, Cynthia Louise Albright, age 55, of Palmyra, Virginia, Bruce In
gram Barner, age 52, of Blue Bell, PA, and Candyce Elaine Hollingswort
h, age 50, of Dumfries, Virginia, died April 3, 2003 in Arlington, Vir
ginia after a year and a half long battle with colon/liver cancer.

He is survived by his wife Beth Omengan, age 49, and his son Kai Alle
Barner, age 13, who live in Woodbridge, Virginia. Brent attended Ant
ioch College for his undergraduate degree in communications and earne
d his M.A. and Ph.D. in political science at the East/West Center of t
he University of Hawaii, where his wife also earned her Ph.D. in cultu
al geography. His dissertation was an analysis of health systems in s
elected countries around the world. His career included working for th
e State of Hawaii (the Hawaiian Legislature) as a policy researcher t
o review proposed new laws, teaching at the University of the Philippi
es at Los Banos at a sociologist, and most recently working for the U
.S. Department of Agriculture, in Washington, D.C.

according to his last wishes, His ashes were dispersed on the Potoma
c River shortly after his death. He and his family, who lived in Hawai
i and the Philippines for all those years (his son was born in Hawai
i and only knew life on an island until a couple of years ago when the
y moved to Virginia), decided water would be a fitting reminder of hi
s life and a way to reconnect to him anywhere in the world.according t
o his last wishes, His ashes were dispersed on the Potomac River short
ly after his death. He and his family, who lived in Hawaii and the Phi
lippines for all those years (his son was born in Hawaii and only kne
w life on an island until a couple of years ago when they moved to Vir
ginia), decided water would be a fitting reminder of his life and a wa
y to reconnect to him anywhere in the world.


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Hospice of Northern Virginia

Brent married E.A. OMENGAN [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Richard married Geneva Arlene INGRAM on 15 Apr 1945 in Minburn, Dallas Co, Iowa . Geneva was born on 3 May 1920 in Minburn, Dallas Co, Iowa ; died on 1 Jun 2009. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIO: GEORGE S. BARNER, Cumberland Co, PA

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Joe Patterson
OCRed by Judy Banja

Copyright 2004. All rights reserved.
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>From Biographical Annals of Cumberland Co, PA,
Chicago: The Genealogical Publishing Co, 1905, pages 333-334
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GEORGE S. BARNER, a prosperous student-at-law of Shippensburg, Pa., i
s one
of the enterprising young men of that locality. He was born in the bor
ough of
Shippensburg, Oct. 26, 1878, son of John L. and May Ella (Long) Barner
.

(I) George Barner, his paternal grandfather, was a native of PA,
of German descent. In early life he was a carpenter, but later becam
e a
justice of the peace in Juniata Co, PA., in which honorable position h
e
discharged the responsible duties for over thirty years. Naturally a m
an of
his calibre, and holding the office he did, was prominent, and many o
f the
improvements of his day were given his ready and effective support. He
married Lydia Lehr, daughter of Peter Lehr, a farmer. The life of this
excellent man was spent upon the farm, save for a period when he serve
d in
the war of 1812. Nine children were born to George and Lydia (Lehr) Ba
er,
of whom John L., the father of our subject, was the youngest.

(II) John L. Barner was reared in Juniata Co, PA., where he was born
July 16, 1844, and he received a good, common school education. At th
e age of
twenty-three years, he removed to Shippensburg, and engaged as clerk f
or
early two years in the employ of George H. Stewart, a dry goods merch
ant.
When Mr. Stewart sold his store, Mr. Barner accepted a position in a s
imilar
capacity in the Cumberland Valley freight office of J. B. Hurst & Co
, and
emained with them for nearly two years. He was then appointed freigh
t and
ticket agent for the Cumberland Valley Railroad Co, which position h
e filled
until August, 1881, since which time he has been engaged in settling t
he
estate of the late Ira Long, and also in settling the estate of his
father-in-law C. Long, late a wealthy citizen of Shippensburg.

In 1871 Mr. Barner was united in marriage to Mary Ella Long, daughte
of
Christian and Hannah Ellen (Atkinson) Long, and to them was born Oct
. 6,
1878, one son, George Stewart, named in honor of Mr. Barner's first em
ployer
in Shippensburg. Mr. and Mrs. Barner are members of the Presbyterian C
hurch,
and take an active part in the work of the church. For four years Mr
. Barner
has served as justice of the peace in Shippensburg, and he is also a n
otary
public. In politics he is a Democrat, and he is a most worthy and high
ly
esteemed man.

George S. Barner was very liberally educated, having been graduated fr
om
the high school of Shippensburg, when he went to the Chambersburg acad
emy,
where he was prepared for college. In 1898, he entered Washington and
Jefferson College at Washington, Pa., from which he was graduated in 1
903,
and then entered upon his studies with the Hon. E. B. Watts, of Carlis
le, it
being his purpose to become a lawyer, and he has opened a large offic
e in
Carlisle in connection with his law studies. Mr. Barner is very popula

socially, being one of the leaders in the best circles of the city.

Christian Long left him a large portion of his estate, which amounte
d to
$300,000, and the young man has a brilliant future before him. He come
s of
excellent stock on both sides, and the various names are connected wit
h the
history of the State, in its development as a commonwealth.

He is at present a student in the Dickinson School of Law, class of 19
06.


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George married Romayne Hertzler Brenneman STRICKLER on 30 Oct 1906 in Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA,. Romayne was born on 9 Nov 1883 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co, PA; died on 27 Nov 1980 in Shippensburg, Cumberland Co, PA; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery - Shippensburg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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