Mr. Richard Alton Barnes, 94, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at his home, under the loving care and comfort of his family and Avalon Hospice.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Eastview Baptist Church.
Reverend Mark Rosson will officiate. Graveside service, with full military honors, will be 5 p.m. Saturday at Barnes Cemetery in Fayetteville, with Brother Jimmy Gray officiating. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.
He was born February 27, 1928, in Boonshill, to the late Thomas Wilburn and Laura May Bevils Barnes. A carpenter by trade, he worked mostly in Williamson County, Spring Hill, Franklin and Brentwood. A faithful member of Eastview Baptist Church, he enjoyed his church, singing in church, and working in the church. A veteran of the United States Army, 7th Division, he served in the Korean War. Corporal Barnes was the recipient of the Army of Occupation Medal with Japanese Clasp, the National Defense Service Medal, The Korean Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars, and the United Nations Service Medal.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Richard Alton Barnes, Jr.; brothers, Bobby G. Barnes, Wade Barnes, George Thomas Barnes, J.W. Barnes, Samuel Edgar Barnes, Robert Kenneth Barnes, Joe Lawrence Barnes, and Harold Barnes.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Edna Donnell Barnes, of Shelbyville, and a son, Roger William Barnes, of Murfreesboro; a sister, Mattie May Lewter Sawyer, of Boonshill; grandchildren, Chris Barnes and Stephanie Barnes Thornton; great-grandchildren, Chandler Barnes, Keagan Barnes, Kaycee Barnes, Rozalyn Thornton, and Clayton Thornton.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
