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Reynolds, Nancy Carrol Barner

Aug 27, 2016

DANVILLE, Pa. - Nancy Carrol Barner Reynolds, 86, teacher, formerly o
f Madison Wis., passed away on Aug. 23, 2016, at Maria Hall Hospice. S
he was born June 4, 1930, in Wilkinsburg, Pa., to Ray Russel Barner an
d the former Letha Armeda Brown of Mount Lebanon, Pa. Nancy taught he
parents to love a child again after their loss of twins in child bir
th and a four year old son, Richard George "Dickie."

She graduated from Mount Lebanon High School and spent many a summer w
ith her parents at the Andrews Hotel in Shady Side, Md. She discovere
d her vocation of teaching from Miss Ethel Andrews, teacher at Shady S
ide. She graduated from Cornell College in 1952 and quickly began he
career in teaching. She taught elementary school in the Madison, Wis
. school district for almost 40 years. Earning many teacher awards, he
biggest satisfaction came from teaching many of Madison's at risk ch
ildren and advocating for early education programs. A perpetual learne
herself, she spent one summer break traveling to New Zealand with fe
llow teacher, Patty Lucas, to study their excellent literacy programs.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Attorney Robert L. Reynolds
. Through her first marriage (Jan E. Marfyak) she is survived by two c
hildren, a son, Jan S. Marfyak of Washington, D.C. and daughter, Broo
k (Dolph) Courchaine of Danville, Pa. From her second marriage she i
s survived by her adopted son, Dan C. (Laura) Reynolds of New York Cit
y, N.Y. Upon retirement she taught four of five grandchildren to explo
e the world through the Elderhostel programs, Pierce (Lucy) Courchain
e, Taylor Courchaine, Claire Marfyak, and Lee Marfyak. Her fifth and n
ewest grandchild is Stephen Marfyak.

In her final years, with dementia taking hold, she was still able to t
each her children about her past ancestors in the Barner and Brown fam
ilies, including Adam Barner, a revolutionary war hero of Liverpool Pa
. No services will be held. Nancy's last requests were for honorarium
s to go to the Madison School District. Her body was donated to scienc
e to continue teaching medical students and researchers on the mysteri
es of Dementia and Alzheimer's.


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Family/Spouse: Robert L. REYNOLDS. Robert died before 23 Aug 2016. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Dan C. REYNOLDS

Nancy married Jan Enever MARFYAK on 30 Aug 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. J.S. MARFYAK
2. E.E.B. MARFYAK

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Ray married Letha Armeda BROWN on 3 Jul 1923 in Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA. Letha was born on 12 Mar 1899 in West Virginia; died in Jul 1985. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Milford married Ella STRAUB on 13 Jul 1895 in Clinton Co, PA. Ella was born in Oct 1877 in Patton, Cambria Co, PA ; died in Jun 1951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas Barner in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964:
Name: Thomas Barner
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Age: 81
Birth Date: 30 Apr 1837
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Death Date: 10 Nov 1918
Death Place: Mill Hall, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: David Barner
Mother: Barner
Informant: Mrs. Lydia Barner, Mill Hall, PA [wife Lydia Waltz]
Certificate Number: 165834

NO MARKER

Son of David & Wilhelmina (Stock) Barner.

1st marriage to Unknown-one son Charles W Barner 1861-1887;

2nd marriage to Sarah "Sally" Scholl 1844 - 1883;

3rd marriage to Lucie Canada - Died 1895;

4th marrigae to Lydia nee Waltz Klectner Wolf Barner - NO CHILDREN;

THE CLINTON COUNTY TIMES - NOVEMBER 15, 1918
BARNER-Thomas BARNER passed away at his home at Mill Hall at 3 o'cloc
k Sunday morning, aged 81 years, and was one of Mill Hall's oldest res
idents. He was born in Sugar Valley and has lived in this county all h
is life.
Deceased is survived by his wife (4th wife-Lydia Waltz Klectner Wolf B
arner), three sons, Lyman, Orviston; Harry and James, in the west; fou
daughters, Mrs. John GLOSSNER, this city; Mrs. Bessie HUEY, Mrs. Sus
an KELLER and Mrs. Sarah PAUL, Jersey Shore.
Funeral services were conducted at his late home Wednesday afternoon b
y Rev. BROWELL. Interment was made in Mt. Bethel Cemetery


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Thomas married Sarah "Sally" SHULL on 8 Nov 1865. Sarah was born on 11 Dec 1839 in Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA; died on 13 Oct 1883 in Mill Hall, Clinton Co, PA; was buried in Mackeyville Cemetery - Mackeyville. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sarah Shull was born on Wednesday, 11 December 1839 at Pennsylvania. S
he was the daughter of Philip and Mary Shull. Sarah married, at the ag
e of 25 Thomas Barner, age 28, son of David Barner and Wilhelmina Stoc
k, on Wednesday, 8 November 1865. She died due to Dropsy on Saturday
, 13 October 1883 at the age of 43 years, 10 months and 2 days at Mil
l Hall, Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania. She was bur
ied at Evangelical Cemetery, Mackeyville, Lamar Township, Clinton Coun
ty, Pennsylvania.


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