The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-10
Mrs. H. A. Barnes
Passed Away Friday

Wahpeton Globe Gazette: Mrs. H.
A. Barnes passed away suddenly ear
ly Friday morning while on visit
with her son, Arthur R. Barnes, at
St. Paul. She had been in the best
of spirits the day before and seemed
unusually we'll for one of her years.
That night she fell asleep peacefully
to pleasant dreams and life departed
sometime later without arousing her
at all.
Mrs. Barnes was we'll known to
many in the northwest because her
husband, Rev. G. B. Barnes, D. D.,
held various pastorates since the
family moved to Wahpeton IS years
ago. She was especially well known
here and at Campbell, Minnesota,
through their connection with the
Congregational church here during
two periods of four and seven years.
Also they lived many years at Camp
bell. Her last two years she spent
at the home Of her son, F. B. Barnes
in Wahpeton.
Mrs. Barnes maiden name was
Henrietta A. Rich. She was born at
Copenhagen, New York, in 1847
During the Civil War she became a
war bride, her husband serving in
the 18TH New York Infantry. Al
ter the war they settled in southern
Michigan, where she began as a
clergyman's wife. Later churches
served were at Adams, New York,
and Ottawa, Illinois. From that
city they moved in 1888 to Wahpe-
ton. During the period 1638-l092,
while Mr.. Barnes was first president
of Fargo College, they lived consider
ably in that city; thereafter he ser
we'd churches. at Valley City and Far
so, his last charge being Vine Con-
gregatioinal church at Minneapolis,
where he died in 1909.
Mrs. Barnes charming and lady,
like bearing, her happy way in meet
ing people, her practical usefulness
to her friends and her beautiful un-
selfshness, exhibited in typically
feminine nature, endeared her to
very many, who looked upon her
presence as a benediction.
At. St. Paul, where her sons George
and Arthur have long been in bust
ness, chapel services were held in
her memory by DR.. Painter, the pas
tor succeeding Mr.. Barnes at Vine
Church. The remains were brought
that evening to Wahpeton and ser.
vices held Monday afternoon at the
old church which they had done sc
much toward establishing and up.
building, especially during the pion'
eer days of the temperance, pro
hibition and resubmission agita
lions. Rev. r. A. Beard, D. D., an
other pioneer of the territorial days
who succeeded Mr.. Barnes both a:
president of Fargo College and pas
tor of the First Congregations
church Of Fargo, and was warn
friend of the family, gave the funera
address. He was assisted by Rev
w. H. johnson, Of Campbell.
Surviving Mrs. Barnes and he7
brother Horace G. Rich of Copenhag
en-, New York, and her three sons
! The sons and their families wer'
present at the Wahpeton services, a!
was Miss Elizabeth Hicks, daugh
ter of Mr.. Barnes surviving sister
Mrs. f. B. Hicks, Of Grand Marais
Minnesota, who used to live here.
Others present from out Of tow
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Cross, Mr.
and Mrs. Leslie Mullen, Jos. Stearn
| and E. Nadeau Of Campbell. Thu
, very great abundance of flowers a
the casket in the church testified t,
the love which Mrs. Barnes noble
life had awakened in many hearts
Interment was made in the famil!
lot at FairvieW cemetery.