- Date Of Birth: March 12, 1921
- Date Of Death: May 1, 2013
- State: Indiana
James W. Barnes, 92, of Greensburg, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at the Aspen Place Health Campus in Greensburg.
He was born in Decatur County, In on March 12, 1921, the son of John R. and Edith A. (Johnston) Barnes.
He graduated from New Point High School. He then served in the Navy aboard the USS South Dakota in the Pacific during WW II.
He married Zelma L. Tichenor on January 12, 1943 and she survives.
James worked 24 years at the Mitchell Veneer Co. and then for 17 years at Delta Faucet. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, VFW, Conservation Club, and the Lions Club.
He is also survived by one son, Arthur J. (Marcia) Barnes, Greensburg; one daughter, Nancy Jo (Dr. Charles) Baxter, Petersburg; five grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Marion E. Barnes; one sister, Lois M. Fleetwood.
