Stephen William

Barnes

Stephen Wiliam Barnes was born July 3, 1951 in San Jose, California, and passed away at the age of 74 in Brookings, Oregon.

Between 1970 and 1983 he served in the U. S. Army and was a Vietnam Veteran. He also served in the Air Force Reserve as well as the Army National Guard in Austin, Texas.

For 20 years, he was a Licensed Psychiatric Technician for the State of California: with the Department of Mental Health for 14 years, and the Department of Corrections for 6 years. Upon retiring (and keeping a promise that we made with each other), we moved to the ocean to live out our years.

Stephen was truly a man of God. He served the Lord any way that he was able. When he was unable to go and do, he gave. His mission in life was to preach, teach and bless as many as he could. Anyone who knew him knew that one of the first questions that he would ask people was: "Where do you go to church?"

He is survived by his wife Catherine Marguerite vonBrandt-Barnes of Brookings, Oregon; his son Jonathan David Barnes of Elko, Georgia and wife Brianne and grandchildren Liam, Mila, Kye and Jace; his son Joshua Paul Barnes of Lompoc, California and grandson Grady; his daughter Stephanie Amber Barnes-Money of Bentonville, Arkansas, and her husband Joshua Money and grandchildren Anthony Barnes Alvarez of Susanville, California and Destinee Amber Barnes of Bentonville, Arkansas.

He is also survived by his sister Kathy Barnes Roberts, niece Priscilla Kendall and nephew Larry Roberts of Weaubleau, Missouri, and his aunt Dorla Patterson of Brookings, Oregon.