Glenn Barnby

Obituaries

December 7, 2016 - 12:00 AM

Glenn E. Barnby, 87, Horseshoe Bay, Texas, passed away on Nov. 26, 2016.  He was born to William and Ressie (Chancy) Barnby on July 1, 1929.
After proudly serving the United States of America in Korea in the Army, Glenn became a train conductor for the Santa Fe Railroad and traveled mostly in the western United States. Throughout his life he enjoyed many accomplished private businesses, including Barnby Accounting, the real estate renovation and rental company KroBar, and eventually returning to school to further his interest in computer sciences. He was a member of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakeman before it merged to become the United Transportation Union. His hobbies included golf, tennis, boating, computers, card games, traveling, crosswords, wood working, photography, construction, and most of all being a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. 
He is survived by his son, Mark Barnby and wife Tanya, Horseshoe Bay; daughter, Amy Phillips and husband Randy, Converse, Texas; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Glenn is preceded in death by his parents, stepfather, Orville Nickerson, his wife of 67 years, Joan, daughter, Susan A. Barnby and a brother, Elwin Barnby.
A memorial service is planned for a later date. An online register can be found at www.PutnamCares.com.

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