Barnes, Marcus Randall 

A memorial service for Marcus Randall Barnes, 79, of Longview, formerly of Kilgore, 
will be 2 p.m. Monday, March 20, 2006, at First Presbyterian Church in Kilgore, with 
the Rev. William J. Ingersoll officiating. Mr. Barnes passed away Thursday at his home 
in Longview. Marcus was born June 6, 1926, in Mexia, Texas, to S.B. and Freda Barnes. 
He attended Kemper Military Academy in Missouri, and graduated from Longview High School 
in 1943. After high school, he attended Kilgore College. He was a pilot and colonel in 
the Civil Air Patrol for more than 40 years and was a Texas Wing Commander for many years. 
Mr. Barnes was on the board of trustees at Kilgore Junior College in 1961. He was a 
Rotarian for 51 years with perfect attendance and the owner and operator of the Federal 
Machine Supply Company in Kilgore for many years. He is survived by daughters, Cynthia 
Barnes Haynes of Sevierville, Tenn., and Millicent Barnes of Quinlan, Texas; six 
grandchildren, David Scott Nelson of Tyler, Texas, Eric Barnes, Meredith Barnes and Kevin 
Barnes, all of El Paso, Texas, and Katey and Kelcy Steffen of Arlington, Texas; and two 
great-grandchildren, Savannah and Bethany Nelson of Tyler, Texas. Mr. Barnes will be missed 
by all of his family and friends. A memorial guestbook may be signed online at 
www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 3/19/2006.