In Memoriam August 29th

1920 Emily (Rose) Clark in Lawrence Co., OH age 77.  She was born there in 1842 the daughter of Lewis & Margaret (Lambert) Rose.  Emily married Levi Clark and they had four children: Delbert, John, Anolia and Alberta.  She is buried in Aid Cemetery in Lawrence Co., OH.

1992 James C. Barnfield, 52, of Cisne, died in a three car accident in Marion County at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 1992.

Mr. Barnfield had been disabled a number of years but had worked at the AMF plant in Olney 14 years.

Funeral rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday from the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne, with Bro. David Waggoner officiating, assisted by Rev. Bob Fear.  Burial will be in Cisne Cemetery.  Visitation at Hossleton Funeral Home will be 6 to 9 Wednesday evening.

He was born June 4, 1940 at Johnsonville, the son of Curtis and Clarice Warren Barnfield.

On Apr. 13, 1963 at Rockford, he was married to Helen M. Butler.

Mr. Barnfield was a member of the Cisne Christian Church and the Clay County Sportsmen’s Club at Ingraham.

Surviving are his wife, Helen; his mother, Clarice Barnfield of Cisne; one daughter, Teresa Burgess of Cisne; two sons, James Patrick of Cisne; and Troy Alan, with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Bunker Hill stationed in Japan; one sister, Mrs. Roger (Patsy Irene) Koslakiewicz of Rochester Hills, Mich; one brother, Donald of Richmond, Mich.; and two grandchildren.  His father preceded him in death.

A story on the wreck will be found elsewhere in this issue.

Excerpts from Cisne Man Dies in Wreck in Marion Co. Saturday

Killed Saturday in a wreck in adjoining Marion County was 52 year old Cisne resident James C. Barnfield.

He was one of three who died in a three-vehicle collision at the Rt. 37-Kell Road intersection about 3 p.m. Saturday. 

Barnfield’s wife, Helen 47, suffered major injuries and was hospitalized in Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. Vernon, with critical injuries.

Good Sam officials listed Mrs. Barnfield in serious but stable condition Monday morning (today).

Marion County Coroner Daniel J. Fischer pronounced Barnfield and the Standerfers dead at the scene at 3:45 p.m.

State police said Barnfield was northbound on Rt. 37 in a ’92 Dodge pickup and his vehicle collided with a westbound ’93 Ford driven by Leah Standerfer who police say, failed to observe a stop sign and drove on to the Rt. 37 pavement striking Barnfield.

The Barnfield truck ended in the wrong lane of traffic, where it was struck by the southbound ’90 Dodge driven by Saeger.