St. John's Cemetery Individual Record

[No Photo]Anna Rebecca Runyan Barnes

Anna Rebecca Runyan Barnes
(February 18, 1876 -- January 25, 1978)

Section: 9
Space: 2
Lot: 15
Maiden Name: Runyan
Parents: Wm Bell & Clarine Golay Runyan
Spouse: Willis Edward Barnes
Place of Birth: Geneva, AL
Area: 1

Anna Rebecca Runyan was born February 18, 1876 in Geneva, Alabama, daughter of Wm Bell and Clarine (Golay) Runyan.  At age 37, Anna was married September 2, 1913 in Escambia County to Willis Edward Barnes from Georgia.  He was in the lumber business, with them moving to Oregon.  In 1940, Willis Barnes died, and Anna returned to Pensacola.  She and her brother Manny Runyan moved into one of the family homes on Bayou Chico, with Anna helping her brother with his art studio.  At age 101, Anna Runyan Barnes died on January 25, 1978, buried next to her parents in the Runyan family plot.

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