The Rochester Sentinel 1996 - Fulton County Public Library

Thursday, February 8, 1996
Marynelle Barnes
Nov. 1, 1950 - Feb. 7, 1996
A Fulton woman was killed Wednesday in a two-car crash on Indiana 114 near Wabash
County Road 300 West, west of North Manchester.
Marynelle BARNES, 45, Dunn and Wright streets, was pronounced dead on arrival at
Wabash County Hospitl in Wabash.
Gaylord MILLER of Columbia City was also injured in the crash. He was transferrd
from Wabash County Hospital to Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw with multiple
injuries
The accident occurred about 9:20 a.m. accordig to the Wabash County Sheriff’s
Department.
Wabash County Sheriff Timothy A. ROBERTS said Miller was west bound on Indiana
114, Barnes was east bound on Indiana 114.
Roberts said it appears Roberts was attempting to pass a vehicle and drove into the path
of Barnes’ oncoming car. Barnes’ car spun on the slick roadway attempting to avoid the accidet
before the collision occurred.
Roberts said a North Mancheter accident reconstructionist worked with the sheriff’s
department to determine how the crash occurred on the rural roadway.
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Marynele Barnes, 45, Dunn and Wright Streets, Fulton, died at 9 a.m. Wednesday at
Indiana 114 and 300 West in Wabash County, from injuries received in an automobile accident.
She was born in Rochester to Howard and Kathleen MASTELLER STEWART On June
6, 1986, in Logansport, she married David L. “Barney” BARNES, who survives She worked for
Moore Business Forms, Rochester, for 16 years. She was a 1969 graduate of Rochester High
School and a member of Church of Christ, Logansport.
Surviving with her husband are one daughter, Mrs. Brian (Tami) PURSIFULL,
Rochester; oe son, Justin JENKINS, Fulton; four grandchidren, Madison and Marcen
PURSIFULL, both of Rochester; and Courtney and Zachery JENKINS, Fort Wayne; step-father
and mother, Delford and Kathleen BOWEN, Rochester; two sisters, Sandra Kay KLEIN,
Logansport; and Mrs. Richard (Mickey) BOLLENBERG, Bonneau, S.C.; one brother, Howard Jr.
and wife Mary STEWART, Hudson, Fla.; one stepbrother, Leroy and wife Ive BOWEN,
Greentown; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the
Rev. Jerry SALTSMAN officiating. Burial will be in the Athens Cemetery. Friends may call
from 3 to 8 p.m Friday and 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
John T. Downham
John T. DOWNHAM, 81, 1129 W. Pontoon Dr., Kewanna, died at 8:53 a.m. today at
Woodlawn Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at McCloskey-Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home,
Logansport.