Dr. Wayne Clifton Barnes

M, #1700, b. May 13, 1903, d. Dec 27, 1990
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
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Father*George Christopher Barnes b. Jul 3, 1872, d. Apr 11, 1940
Mother*Flora May Hurd b. Oct 18, 1871, d. Nov 24, 1929

Family

Violet Mary Memery b. Mar 6, 1907, d. Feb 17, 1995
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*May 13, 1903 Dr. Wayne Clifton Barnes was born on May 13, 1903 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
 He was the son of George Christopher Barnes and Flora May Hurd
Education*circa 1925 Dr. Wayne Clifton Barnes was educated circa 1925 at Springfield College, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation*1930 He was a physician - doctor of internal medicine/cardiology in 1930. 
Educationcirca 1932 He was educated circa 1932 at Tufts Medical School, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Religion*circa 1936 He was a member in the Congregational Church, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage*circa 1936 He married Violet Mary Memery, daughter of James Joseph Memery and Louise Clara Stokes, circa 1936. 
Death*Dec 27, 1990 Dr. Wayne Clifton Barnes died on Dec 27, 1990, at age 87 at Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.2 
Burial*Dec 29, 1990 He was buried on Dec 29, 1990 at Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 112863705.3 
ObituaryDec 30, 1990  OBITUARY: Dr. Wayne C. Barnes, 87, of 107 Shaker Road, a retired internist and cardiologist, died Thursday in Baystate Medical Center.

He had practiced with the Springfield Medical Group and was on the staff of the Baystate Medical Center for 42 years, retiring at the age of 75.

Born in Lowell, he graduated from Springfield College, where he was a member of its international gymnastics team.

He also taught three years at Pomfret Academy in Connecticut before entering Tufts College Medical School, where he received his medical degree in 1932.

His long association with Baystate Medical Center began with his internship after medical school.

He served as resident at the Sanitorium Division at Boston City Hospital. He was named to the Diplomate Board of Internal Medicine and the American College of Cardiology. He was a fellow in the American College of Physicians.

An Army major during World War II, he served in the Pacific as an internist and cardiologist with the 42nd General Hospital in the Philippines.

He was on the first hospital ship to dock at Yokohama, Japan, four weeks after the Hiroshima bombing. The ship helped care for 17,000 allied POWs.

He was a member of the South Congregational Church, where he served as a deacon.

He was also a corporator of Springfield College.

He served as chief of medicine, president of the medical staff and as staff representative on the board of trustees at Baystate Medical Center.

He leaves his wife of 58 years, the former Violet M. Memery; a son, Wayne C. Barnes Jr., of Laurel, Md; two daughters, Sally Earl of Houston and Pamela Grazio of Cumberland, Md; a brother, Maynard of Longmeadow; and four grandchildren.

A memorial service will be Jan. 6 in the afternoon in South Church Chapel.

Dickinson-Streeter Funeral Service is in charge.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 33 Fourth Ave., Needham, 02194.

Published in the Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA) - Sunday, December 30, 1990.4
 

Military *

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in World War 2.

 

Citations

  1. [S623] Newspaper - GenealogyBank.com, online at GenealogyBank.com.
  2. [S4120] Massachusetts - Death Record, online at www.familysearch.org.
  3. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.