Marvin Lee Barnes
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Donna Lee
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6 A Death Notice - December 23, 2014
Marvin Barnes, 84, Grand Juntion, died Dec.16, 2014, at his
home.
Services are pending with Martin Mortuary.
Survivors include his wife, Donna; two sons, Donald and Dennis,
both of Grand Junction; one daughter, Dana Palmer of Grand
Junction; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3 D Obituary - December 28, 2014
Marvin Lee Barnes passed away
peacefully on Tuesday, December
16th. He was 84.
Marvin was born on August
18th, 1930, in Mesa, Colorado, to
Greene Franklin and Mary Esther
Barnes. He attended Mesa High
School and graduated in 1948 as
the salutatorian.
During the Korean conflict, he
served as Military Police in the U.S. Army. Upon his honorable discharge,
he went to work for Holsum Bakery as a route salesman, a job
he held for 35 years.
He enjoyed basketball, and watching the Broncos, Nuggets, and
Rockies, as well as coaching OTA and Little League. He loved fishing,
hunting, bowling, and gardening.
Marvin is survived by his wife of 60 years, Donna Lee Barnes, and
three children, Dana (Gregg) Palmer, Don (Angela) Barnes, and Dennis
(Michelle) Barnes; seven grandchildren, Jeff (Cathy) Satterfield,
T.J. Satterfield, Shaun (Jamie) Satterfield, Kasey Barnes, Kary Barnes,
Lindsey Barnes and Tucker Barnes. Additionally he enjoyed six
great-grandchildren, as well as numerous nephews, nieces and cousins.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Ervin and Willis
Barnes, and a sister, LeVona Mae Steinhauser.
A visitation will be held at Martin Mortuary, Monday, December 29th
from 6 - 8:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at Martin Mortuary
Chapel, Tuesday December 30th at 1:00 p.m. with graveside services
to follow at Grand Junction Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Grand
Mesa Little League.
