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- Obituary - The Akron News - Thursday, July 2, 1925 "As a result of boyish courage and recklessness, George Howard Barnhouse, the 13 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Perl Barnhouse, was placed tenderly in his last resting place Tuesday in the Akron Cemetery. George Howard Barnhouse was born September 2, 1912, at the ranch home of his parents 27 miles southwest of Akron and came to his untimely death at the same place on June 28, 1925 at the age of 12 years, 9 months and 29 days. He was a member of the Olinger Highlander organization of Denver. Howard was an unusually intelligent and ambitious lad, having graduated from the eight grade in May last spring. He was to enter high school almost on his 13th birthday. He leaves a father and mother, two brothers and a sister, Thelma Ruth, age 15 years, Robert, age 10 years and Omar Eugene,. age 1 year. A sister, Dora Marie, preceded him in 1900 at the age of three months. The funeral services were held from the Methodist Church with Rev. Coulter in charge and the burial took place in the Akron Cemetery."
*********************Taken from letter written by Anna B. Wright in answer to questions from Mrs. Mary Mainetti on May 26, 1967
"George Howard Barnhouse
Born: September 2, 1912, Washington County, ColoradoWas killed in truck accident, June 28, 1925, Washington County, Colo. Buried: Akron Cemetery, Akron, Colorado"
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