By Staff
Virgil Frank Barnes, 84, of Greensburg, Pa., formerly of Niles and of Battle Creek, died on Sunday, May 6, 2007, following a lengthy illness.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, at St. Jerome Catholic Church, 229 Collier Ave., Battle Creek, with Father John Tran, Celebrant. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, with full military honors provided by the United States Army.
The family will receive relatives and friends for visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday and at 10 a.m. on Saturday, one hour prior to the service at the church.
Memorial contributions in his memory may be made to St. Jerome Catholic Church or to the Alzheimer's Association, 530 Whites Road, Suite 1, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.
Arrangements were made by Farley-Estes &Dowdle Funeral Home in Battle Creek.