Raymond Barnes
The dark angel of death quietly stole
into Port Clinton early ' last Friday
morning, and while others slept took
into its fold one of the most popular
young: men in this city in the pe>aon
oi" Kaymond Barnes, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Barnes, of 635 South
Madison street.
The death of the young man. came
as a most severe shock to the entire
community, and the news that he had
passed away in the Pool hospital.,���spread like wildfire throughout the
city. He had been confined to tne
hospital for a little over a week, with
what at first was believed lo be ty¬
phoid fever, and although he was in a
critical condition from the very firSt.
his thousands of friends, as well as his
relatives, hoped and prayed for his
recovery. This belief, and hope was
held: until the very laSt. but the pois¬
on which had its center in his spine,
had spread so thoroughly, and at three
o'clock Friday morning he breathed
his last and passed on into the nands
of his Maker. 7-3^-,,^3, &
Not only in Port Clinton was the
young man so well known but in all
parts of northern Ohio, where he had
entered in many outboard motor boat
races. Although only a youngster, he
was admired by all for his true sports¬
manship in any contest in which he
was entered. He lived up to the
sportsman's code, and this combined
with his likable personality, was the
ea.use of his friendship with everyone,
with whom he carne in contact Not
only was he an outboard enthusiaSt.
but in every branch of sports at the
high school, where he attended school,
he was noticed trying out for various
teams. He failed to land berths on
any of the squads there, but this did
not deter him from trying, and at the
practices of the teams, he was seen on
the sidelines, always anxious to help
in any way possible.
From the time that his body layed
in the casket at the home of his
parents, until it was taken to its final
resting place in Riverview cemetery
Monday morning, the home on South
Madison street was filled with friends
who journeyed there to pay their last
respects. The two large rooms of the
Barnes' home were packed with tiers
of floral wreaths and boquets, and up
until a late hour Monday morning,
they continued to be brought in.
Flowers from people in every walk of.
life w'htq sent to the home, until there
was hardly an inch of space for the
placing of them.
Monday morning, when the funeral
procession left the home at 9:45, near¬
ly 50 machines joined in the cortege
to the church. Friends and relatives
who were not in the procession went
to the church earlier to join in the
last rites. As though paying respect
from the entire community at the fu¬
neral, the chimes in the clock at the
court house chimed out the hour as
the silver casket holding the body of
the dead youth, was carried into the
Immaculate Conception church. It
seemed as though it too must how 11s
head at the passing of so fine a young
man, Despite the fact that thermom¬
eters registered close to the :t00 de¬
grees mark Monday morning, hun-
drds motored to Riverview cemetery,
at the close of the ceremonies at th<j
Catholic church to see the. body laij
to rest. Even the blistering h.-at ami
the hot wind that swept the cemetery
failed to keep the people away.
