BARNES, JAMES E., 85, passed away Monday, August 3, 2009 in Louisville.
He was a graduate of the University of Kentucky and loved Wildcat basketball. He was the chief financial officer for many years for Bacons Department Store. He was a World War II veteran, a proud Marine who served in the Pacific Theatre and was an Iwo Jima survivor. He was a long time member of Shively Christian.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Zelma; his mother, Flora; his father, Hood; and his brothers, Howard and Oakley.
He is survived by his son, Keith (Vicki); his sisters, Virginia Walker and Joyce Combs and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be noon Thursday at Owen with burial to follow in the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery, Central, in Radcliff. Visitation is Wednesday, 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway. Online condolences may be posted to www.owenfunera lhome.com