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Winfield Daily Free Press
Winfield, Kansas
Saturday, January 7, 1922
Page 5

Farmer Commits Suicide

Suffered Nervous Breakdown Last Year.

Ed Barner, 55 years old, farmer, Belle Plaine committed suicide by sho
oting himself at 10 o'clock Friday morning in the barn on his farm.

Barner, who suffered a nervous breakdown three months ago, told his wi
fe he was going hunting when he left the house. Mrs. Barner heard th
e report of double barreled shotgun shortly afterwards. She thought no
thing of it.

Mrs. Barner became worried when her husband failed to show up for dinn
er. She summoned a farm hand, who had been employed during the mornin
g sawing wood on an adjoining farm, occupied by a son of Mr. and Mrs
. Barner.

Half of Barner's face and the top of his head had been blown off by th
e charge, which entered below the chin. Death must have been instantan
eous, Dr. L.H. Sarchet, coroner of Sumner county, believed.

Barner's illness which was said to have prompted him to kill himself
, was a recurrence of a nervous disease suffered 12 years ago, leavin
g him bereft of full mental faculties and at times he wandered about a
imlessly, it was said. He had been melancholy lately.

Barner was the owner of five 160-acre farms in Sumner county, two of w
hich were tenanted by his sons. He was a brother of Link Barner, forme
county commissioner of Sumner county.

A verdict of "death by his own hands" was decided by a jury at an inqu
est conducted by Coroner Sarchet. - Eagle.

The deceased man is a brother of C.G. Barner of this city, and has vis
ited here. He was well to do and must have been suffering from nervou
s breakdown when he took his life.
(transcribed by Judy Mayfield)


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Family/Spouse: Mary Zimmerman "Mollie" LESTER. Mary was born on 27 Jul 1869 in Kentucky; died on 7 Mar 1959 in Belle Plaine, Sumner Co, KS; was buried in Belle Plaine Cemetery - Sumner County. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Gladys G. GRANT. Gladys was born in 1894; died on 5 Jun 1949; was buried in Belle Plaine Cemetery - Sumner County. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Samuel married Nellie Gertrude HUNT on 16 Nov 1921. Nellie was born on 30 Mar 1898; died on 11 Oct 1988; was buried in Belle Plaine Cemetery - Sumner County. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Maria STEWART. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Helen Merceida GUSHING. Helen was born on 9 Dec 1918 in Kansas; died on 24 Jul 1993 in Hershey, Lincoln Co, NE; was buried in Belle Plaine Cemetery - Sumner County. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Wanda SHAFFER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: USAAC (WWII)

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Birth: 1925
Belle Plaine
Sumner County
Kansas, USA
Death: Nov. 11, 1944
Provincia di Trieste
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Max Eldo Barner was the only child of Samuel Michael Barner and Gertru
de Hunt. Max attended Valley Home School and graduated from Belle Plai
e High School. Max served in the U.S.Air Force in World War II and lo
st his life when his plane went down over Italy in 1944. He was induct
ed in Kansas, probably, Sumner, Co, as that was the county of residenc
e. Date of death was 11 November 1944, Florence, Toscano, Italy. Buria
l at Florence American Cemetery. Plot B. Row 4. Grave 43. He receive
d Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. Title: Staff Sergeant. U.S. Air For
ce. Service I.D.: 37538822. Division: 342nd Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomb
er Group, Heavy. World War II Honor Roll. Purple Heart Medal. Air Meda
l. Additional Army Awards. May he rest in peace. An additional marke
for Max is at Belle Plaine, Kansas Cemtery.

Family links:
Parents:
Samuel Michael Barner (1897 - 1983)
Nellie Gertrude Hunt Barner (1898 - 1988)

Sibling:
Max Eldo Barner (1925 - 1944)*
Max Eldo Barner (1925 - 1944)

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
SSGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II

Burial:
Florence American Cemetery and Memorial
Florence
Città Metropolitana di Firenze
Toscana, Italy
Plot: Plot B. Row 4. Grave 43.

Maintained by: PhilKel
Originally Created by: CWGC/ABMC
Record added: Aug 05, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 55901252


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Family/Spouse: K.A. SHEIRER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]