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Russ & Cinda Austin posted a condolence
Friday, August 31, 2007
What I give to hear Jeff sing again, I guess that band up there is getting bigger. Jeff, Frank and Jay. Sorry we lost touch over the years Florida, Indiana always enjoyed see you when you came in town. Susan may god be with you and the kids. Please contact us when there's something in Newburgh.
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Mert Alles Bayer posted a condolence
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Dear Susan,
We are so sorry to hear of your loss. It was so good to see you and John after so many years and it brought back a flood of memories. It really does make you appreciate each day we have. You and the kids are in our thoughts and more importantly our prayers.
Love,
Mert and the whole Alles clan
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Vicki Broshears Pinnell posted a condolence
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Hello Cindy, and Jeff's Family:
Ever since I heard about Jeff's death, I can't get it off of my mind. He was a sweetheart. I've known you and Jeff my whole life, Cindy...and just wanted you to know that I have been thinking of you. I saw Jeff's picture today in the Newburgh Register. It reminds me of a picture of you that Ive seen. I guess a school picture. You really looked a lot a like! We know he will be missed. God Bless All of You & Take Care.
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Fred Weaver posted a condolence
Friday, August 24, 2007
Jeff was a good Dude...Rock Band "Misfits" w/ Jeff Devillez, Dave Ransom, Bill Kneeland, et al...Castle HS Key Club. Ran around with Janice Fansler & Steve Cummings. Likely a Pfaflin Lake protege, which likely influenced his appreciation for Nature. Those were the good ol' dayz...early 60's Life in the 'Burg...pre-bedroom influx/overgrowth & Don Lee-ism.
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Judy Simpson Blondin posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Dear Cindy,
I know it has been years, but I want you to know I am so saddened by your family's loss. The first thing that came to mind was Jeff trying to march us through summer band camp. We gave him such a hard time. I was surprised and pleased to read that you had relocated to FL. I know that must have been wonderful for you and Jeff. It sounds like you are close to your brother's family and I hope you will be able to comfort each other in the days ahead. I don't know if his passing was expected or not, but it is always too soon. I remember your Mom & Dad and hope you will think of them being together. I just wanted you to know that I was thinking of you....Fondly, Judy
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Cindy Barnes posted a condolence
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Susan, Emily, John Nicholas and I are THANKFUL for your thoughts at this time.
I wanted to share with you a little about his service....he played to a packed house per ususal. My brother reached out to a variety of people though out his life. A lady came that Jeff had played her wedding 35 years ago. She saw him in February when he attended her Mother's funeral...she was his oldest friend in Gulfport. A lifelong family friend from Newburgh drove down from New Port Richey to say goodbye. Fellow musicians came from as far as Boston and of course, the local strummers all came to talk about his friendship with them. His best friend Todd took care of us all day as he was struggling to keep his composure.
We had a gathering at Jeff's house with food and drink and had his ashes sitting right in the middle of the party which is just where he usually was...he did not miss a beat.
Thanks again for your prayers and tributes. We will be in Indiana at Christmas to bury him in the fam ily plot in Newburgh, so for all the locals up there....plan on another party...his life was too short but the celebration will go on and we will never forget the impact he had on each one of us. He leaves two young adults that I am so proud to say are related to me and Susan, I can not say enough about. Her patience and strength is more than most.
I have always been known as Jeff Barnes' sister
Cindy
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Karen Hopf Riley posted a condolence
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Dear Susan, Emily and John
So sorry for your loss and my deepest sympathy. You are in my thoughts and prayers. God doesn't leave us alone in the midst of our struggles. His help is always within us.
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Donna Lottes Kruse posted a condolence
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Dear Susan, Emily and John Nicholas:
My deepest sympathy goes out to all of you. I am so sorry for your loss. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
With love,
Donna
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Mallon Habig posted a condolence
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Dear Susan, my deepest sympathy for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Fondly, Mallon
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Donna Malin posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Susan,
Gary and I are so sorry to hear that Jeff passed away. He was a great friend for many years. He will be greatly missed.
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Patrick Moore posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
My thoughts and prayers are with Jeff and his family. May God pour down his blessings on your family. Always give Praise and Glory to our Lord Jesus Christ thru whom all blessings flow. Jeff left many of us here in the Evansville and Newburgh area with many happy memories of the singing Bartender.Great Times we'll never forget.
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Eunice Morales posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
I guess the old saying, "You don't know what you got till it's gone", is so true again. I will always remember Jeff's funny laugh and side glance smile after he told a "dirty" joke. He had a great sense of humor. I will never forget his generous nature.He invited my parents, who were visitiing from Upstate New York for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner with him and Susan and The kids. His Dad was alive then too and I enjoyed his company as well. My daughter, Cari Ann went to Tot Time with John Nicolas so we had many play dates.I remember being at the Gulfport Little League with Jeff and Susan watching our children playing softball and baseball. As life goeson, things change,we get older and our children grow up. The Barnes family will always be a part of my fondest memories. God Bless you All! Love Eunice Morales
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Joe & Sharon Valente posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
IN MEMORY OF MY FRIEND, JEFF BARNES
These words by John Donne that resonate through artistic minds from Hemingway to Simon and Garfunkel to Melissa Ethridge are a reminder of who Jeff Barnes was and always will be to me and to his many friends and associates over the years.
No man is an island unto himself
Every man is a piece of the rock
Do not ask for whom the bell tolls
It tolls for thee
Jeff reached out and touched many people through his music, his infectious laugh, his ready smile, his sharp mind and his sense of humor. To be a friend of Jeff?s meant to be a friend of the many people Jeff knew--From Indiana Frank and Hoss Meat to Vermont Joe, Sharon and Ron to Massachusetts Dale, Lindsey and Jim to Florida Todd, Carl, and Marilyn and to the many people who shared the good times with Jeff.
Jeff was an entertainer. I first met Jeff at the Holiday Inn on Madeira Beach, Florida on a warm November afternoon in 1980. The four of us came to his beach bar to hear the outlaw songs of Waylon and Willie and the boys. We were urban cowboys looking for a good time and Jeff could entertain you with just the right songs. Little did I know that he would take me up on my offer to book him in Vermont until one freezing cold night in December. I received a call that would change my life. ?Joe, this is Jeff Barnes. I am here in Rutland at a bar called ?CJ?s.? And so began a lifetime friendship with one of the most eccentric entertainers I have ever known. He had friends through his music from Vermont, to Nantucket Island, to South Shore Massachusetts, to Pennsylvania, to Block Island, Rhode Island, to St. Pete Beach, Florida, to Naples, Florida, and to many, many towns in-between.
Jeff was a collector and an avid yard sale guru. He knew the best places to go for just the right stuff. But at the end of the trip, you had to listen to Rush Limbaugh as Jeff messed around in his garage storing stuff here and there, while talking about his collection of old boat motors. Like his Dad, Jeff knew how to handle a boat, be it sail or power.
Jeff was an avid sports fan. He loved baseball. I remember dropping him off at Fenway Park in Boston after a visit to Nantucket where he played at the Jared Coffin House, a Nantucket land mark hotel. Jeff loved the Celtics, especially in the Larry Bird days. I can still see him in his green Celtic Jacket and Celtic hat. Like Larry Bird, Jeff had attended Indiana University. He was to study dentistry, but the music called and Jeff left dentistry behind. But never Indiana.
Jeff was a family man. He loved his two children, Emily and John Nicholas. He never stopped talking about their exploits. I can still remember the time my wife, Sharon and I met Emily and John, We drove over 500 miles from Atlanta, Georgia to middle Tennessee to meet Jeff and the children for the afternoon. He had driven down from Indiana with his camera loaded with film so he could take pictures of all of us.
Jeff loved good food and to cook. He was always coming up with some new dish we should try or turning us onto a possible new eatery. When Jeff came to Vermont in 1995 to visit us, he fell in love with our Italian restaurant and the food. He wanted to take all the Chef?s recipes home so he could cook them for the family. In 2005, Sharon and I surprised Jeff at Todd?s Superbowl party with a batch of ?Texas Beans? from a recipe his Mom gave us when we attended Jeff and Susan's wedding in Indiana. He had to have the recipe back as it had been lost! That recipe was enjoyed by people from Vermont, to California, to Florida, and back thanks to Mrs. Barnes and of course, Jeff.
On August 1, 2007, Jeff Barnes, the man, ceased to be; but his memory is like the bell that tolls on everyday. It is a reminder that Jeff was a part of us; a part of a past that we smile about when we remember the good times, the good music and beyond that, Jeff with the infectious laugh and the ready smile. We will miss you, but never forget you.
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Chuck & Betty Newsom posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
We are so sorry for your loss,
with deepest sympathy
chuck & betty
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Winn Arnold posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
TO THE BARNES FAMILY, I AM TRULY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. AS FAR AS JEFF, I REMEMBER FRIENDLY,DOWN TO EARTH, HIS OWN PERSON AND NEVER MET A STRANGER. HE WAS ALWAYS NICE TO ME. THAT IS WHAT I WILL REMEMBER. JEFF, WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR NEW LIFE
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JoAnn McNew posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Susan,
Everyone at the Sand Pebble and Island Gulf Resorts have wonderful memories of Jeff entertaining hundreds of our guests at our parties.
My heart goes out to you at this very sad, sad time.
We pray for you and your children to manage one day at a time.
Jeff will be truly missed by all.
Jo-Ann McNew
Sand Pebble Resort - Treasure Island
Island Gulf Resort - Madeira Beach
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Carlos Morales posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
My wife Eunice and I met Jeff in the 80's in Burlington, Vermont when he became a manager at Nectar's/McHats. I was a musician/bartender there. The place has since become a very famous spot due to the band "PHISH" putting Nectar the owner on their 1st CD. I met Jeff again on St. Pete Beach one night by chance. As a musician myself, Jeff asked me to replace him at The Sand Pebble Resort in Treasure Island because he was leaving. I worked there for many years and met hundreds of friends, and due to him, I'm still in contact with many of them. I just called Joanne Sand Pebble Manager to let her know about Jeff. She was very upset. Susan and my wife Eunice became friends also. We've been so busy these past years with work, family, playing music and opening a new business, that we regret not being in contact more often with him and his family just to hang out a bit. He was a great and talented guy. He'd give the shirt off his back for anyone.
WE'LL MISS YOU JEFF! Our Condolences to Susan, his children and family. Carlos, Eunice & Cari Ann Morales
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Jeff and Marla Giesler posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Susan and family,
We are so sorry for your loss. Jeff and I were reminiscing just the other day about when we were neighbors on Bartley Street and how Nick and Emily use to play together. The years go too fast.
You are in our thoughts and prayers.
With sympathy,
Jeff, Marla, Nick, and Greg Giesler
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Deb Mehringer posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Susan,Emily,& John; You are in our thoughts and prayers. We are so sorry for the unexpected and untimely passing of Jeff. You have our sympathy for your pain and loss.
Love you
Deb & Brian Mehringer
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