Oklahoma Cemeteries Website
butterfly
image
Click here to break out of frames
This information is available for free. If you paid money for a
subscription to get to this site, demand a refund.
For any questions pertaining to an individual cemetery, you would need to contact the cemetery sexton / board / caretaker.

Willard Barnes
© Roberts and Son Funeral Home
02-2021
Submitted by: Glenn

© Roberts and Son Funeral Home

September 15, 1935 - February 2, 2021

Willard Barnes of Ponca City, Oklahoma, died Tuesday evening, February 2, 2021, in the Mt. Hope Nursing Home in Mt. Hope, Kansas, at the age of 85 years.

Willard was born on September 15, 1935 in Porum, Oklahoma the son of Sherman Barnes and Ester (Scott) Barnes. He moved to Blackwell, Oklahoma at the age of 15 and graduated from Blackwell High School. He went on to attend Panhandle State for one year and then was drafted into the United States Army. In 1960 he was discharged from active duty. Following his discharge, he worked for the Blackwell Fire Department. Following his retirement, he worked for Conoco in the Fire and Safety Department.

He married Betty Lou Kopisch in Arlington, Virginia on December 3, 1958. She preceded him in death on June 20, 1989.

He was also preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Joe Barnes.

Survivors include a son, Ron Barnes and wife Laura of Wichita, Kansas; a daughter, Julie Barnes of Kansas City, Missouri; a sister, Carthene Logan and husband Evyind; as well as two grandchildren, Jennifer Barnes and Austin Barnes.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 5, 2021 at Blackwell Cemetery. Burial will follow in Blackwell Cemetery. Masks are required and social distancing guidelines will be followed.

Memorial contributions may be made to The American Cancer Society sent in c/o Roberts and Son Funeral Home, 120 W. Padon, Blackwell, Oklahoma 74631.

B Surnames Blackwell Cemetery|  |Kay County Cemetery Page|  |Home|


This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma Cemeteries

The information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.