- Date Of Birth: June 3, 1936
- Date Of Death: January 6, 2016
- State: Indiana
John M. “Jack” Barnes, 79, of Bloomington passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at the IU Health Hospice House surrounded by his family. Born, on June 3, 1936, in Spiceland, Indiana, he was the son of William Denton and Gaily Mae (Akers) Barnes.
Survivors include his loving wife of 59 years, Nancy L. (Hughes) Barnes, and proud father of sons, Bob Barnes (Margaret) and Steve Barnes (Lisa), and two step-grandchildren, Laramie Green and Lanae Cage (Ian) all of Bloomington. Jack is also survived by precious great-niece Madison Ann Wampler, one brother, Dean Barnes (Rita), three sisters, Doris Craig (Bill), Dorothy Brown (Donnie) all of Bloomington, and Sue Borders (Roy) of Lady Lake, FL; and many special nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Junior, Eugene and Wayne Barnes and sisters, Nancy Maryfield, Betty Sylvestri, Maxine Willis, Ruby Weigle, and Phyllis Volz.
Jack retired from the Ralph Rogers Group in 1996 after 43 years of service. He enjoyed his woodworking shop and his garden. Jack was a loving husband and father who loved to fish and hunt with his sons and spend time with his family and his many treasured friends. Jack and Nancy attended the Sanders Pentecostal Church in Bloomington.
