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JOSEPH D. BARNEY
Joseph Dewey Barney, 87, Topeka, formerly of Silver Lake, died Thursday, July 24, 1986, at a Topeka hospital.

Mr. Barney owned and operated the Rossville Barber Shop in the 1920s and 1930s. He later farmed and was an electrician for Kansas Power and Light Company from 1938 to 1946. He was an electrician for the State Hospital from 1954 to 1964. He was a Navy veteran of World War I.

He was born September 18, 1898, at Silver Lake, the son of J. William and Vilinda Wyatt Barney. He lived in the Silver Lake and Rossville communities most of his life.

Mr. Barney was a member of Silver Lake United Methodist Church, Lake Lodge No. 50, AF&AM, and served on the Silver Lake City Council during the 1970s. He also was a former member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion at Rossville and served on the Rossville City Council during the 1940s.

He married Alice Belle Redmon on February 24, 1925, at Lawrence. She died November 18, 1982. A son, Dale Barney, died in 1969.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Josephine Barney Harkness, Silver Lake; a son, the Rev, Kenneth D. Barney, Sr., Springfield, Mo.; a brother, J. Earl Barney, Topeka; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services were at 10 a.m. Monday at Silver Lake United Methodist Church. Military graveside services were conducted by Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion in Rossville Cemetery. Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Silver Lake United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 188, Silver Lake, Ks. 66539.

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