Death: Greg Barnes Obituary, Markham, MO – You may read the complete obituary for Greg Barnes here. At the time of his passing on March 20, 2024, Greg Barnes, who was 59 years old and would have been a cherished son, brother, husband, father, and grandpa, died away in a calm and serene manner at his residence. He was a member of the Barnes family. He was Barnes. A community known as Markham was where he called home. Before he was called home to live with his Lord in heaven, he was surrounded by his family for the entirety of his journey. This continued until the moment he was called home. Gregory Ellis Barnes was born on the 26th of September, 1964, on the Air Force Base in Okinawa, which is situated in the country of Japan. His grandmother, Phyllis Eileen (Dahlenburg) Barnes, and his grandfather, Albert Ellis Barnes, were his maternal grandparents. His mother and father were his parents.
During his childhood, he and his family were subjected to a significant amount of migration as a consequence of his father’s employment in the United States Air Force. During the years that constitute his formative years, he lived in a number of different countries that were located in different parts of the world. Following the passage of some time, the family eventually made their home in Rapid City, South Dakota, and he received his high school diploma from Rapid City Central High School, the institution that he had attended for his secondary education. Moorhead, Minnesota is the location of Concordia College, which is the educational establishment from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education.
He was also a part of the Concordia Choir, which was a musical ensemble. During his 34 years of experience in the teaching profession, he had positions as a music instructor at elementary schools as well as a choir director at high schools. He also performed these roles simultaneously. He moved to the northern region of Minnesota in 1987, and he remained there until the time that he retired. He was there till he began his retirement. The pupils that Greg instructed, in addition to the organizations that he was associated with in the community, were the recipients of a significant portion of the time that he devoted to them. He was able to express his feelings to those who were close to him through the medium of music in a variety of different ways, such as having the opportunity to direct the choir at a church and to sing with students at a number of different homes for the elderly.
He was able to do this in a variety of different ways. Over the course of his life, he has been responsible for instilling a love of music in a substantial number of people who were born in the generations that came before him. Other activities that he enjoyed doing in addition to music, which was one of the things that provided him the most pleasure, were woodworking, grilling, dining, and watching a broad variety of movies and television episodes (from which he could repeat lines at the drop of a hat). He was able to accomplish all of these things with ease. To begin with, Greg was a man of faith who longed for the opportunity to spread the love that God had for the entire globe. He ached for this opportunity more than anything else. The chance to do so was something that he treasured.
During the eleven years that he struggled against cancer, the promise that can be found in Romans 8:28, which states that God works everything out for good, remained especially close to his heart. This scripture was something that he kept in his heart throughout his entire life because he placed his hope in the Lord. Greg is survived by his wife, Thea; his children, Tabatha (Boris) Western, Zachary Barnes, and Kate Barnes; his step-daughters, Samantha (Greg) Delich and Anneka (Jeremiah) Yee; his grandchildren, Jeremiah Murphy (Kat), Ciena Murphy, Avvy Western, and Malakai Yee; his siblings, Ellis O’Brien Barnes, Rhonda Newman, and Mark Barnes; his father-in-law, Gene Saumer, and his mother-in-law, and his mother-in-law, Bonnie Saumer; his brother-in-law, Lee Saumer (Karen); and a large number of cherished nieces and nephews.
Everyone in his family, including his parents and his grandson Elijah Murphy, had already passed away prior to his departure. He was the last surviving member of his family. The memorial service that will be held for Greg on the Good Friday, March 29, 2024, at eleven o’clock in the morning will take place at the Heritage Trail Bible Church in McKinley. The date and time of the service have not yet been determined. Pastor Gus Layman will act as the facilitator for the ceremony that is going to take place. The public will be permitted to attend the service that will be held in the church, and the visiting hours will begin one hour prior to the beginning of the service. The Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home, which is situated in Aurora, is the particular establishment that is accountable for making the necessary arrangements.
