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Bert Barner Obituary and Family Listing Bert Barner was the son of Abraham Lincoln Barner (1860-1944) and Laura Alice Barner. Bert was born September 17, 1894 in Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas and died November 26, 1970 in Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas. He married Frankie Nelson. Frankie was born on 14 July 1893 and died on June 12, 1952 in Belle Plaine, Kansas. Bert and Frankie lived in Palestine, Kansas in 1930. They had two children: Alberta Barner born in 1919 and Doris Marita Barner born on 15 January 1924 in Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas and died on March 6, 1989. Marita Barner married Floyd Griffith Carter. ***** Bert Barner Dies; Sunday Rites Held Bert Barner,76, a lifetime resident of Belle Plaine, died last Thursday. He farmed in this area until stricken with a long illness. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Hatfield Funeral Home, with interment in Belle Plaine Cemetery. The Rev. Keith Dudeck officiated. Vocal music was furnished by Mrs. Kenneth Utt and Mrs. Kenneth Howe, with Mrs. Roy Cheek as organist. Pallbearers included Richard Sullivan, Dean Nugen, Bob Pace, Jim Hatfield, Barton Evers and R. B. Moore. A. J. Lane, Weaver Poovey, George McAllister and Joe Wright served as honorary pallbearers. Bertie and his twin sister, Mertie, were born on Sept 19, 1894 to Abraham Lincoln and Laura Alice Barner at their rural Belle Plaine home. He joined the Methodist Church at an early age. In 1916 (differs from date on stone), he was married to Frankie Nelson, who died in 1952. He was also preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Ray, and three sisters, Florence Scott, Ethel Carrothers, and Mertie, who died in infancy. His survivors include two daughters, three granddaughters, and two great-grandsons. (Belle Plaine News, Dec. 3, 1970, submitted by Nancy Willis) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26627932/bert-barner

L Alberta Barner Obituary and Family Listing Dau. of Bert and Frankie Barner Married (#1) Edward Hall, (#2) Gene F. Craig Wichita Eagle - May 11, 1996 Craig, Alberta (Barner), 77, retired Wesley Medical Center engineering safety inspector and hair dresser, died Thusday, May 9, 1996. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Belle Plaine United Methodist Church. Survivors: husband, Gene; daughter, Dixie Nespor of Wichita; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorials have been established with Belle Plaine United Methodist Church and Multiple Sclerosis Society. Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38023035/l-alberta-craig