DEATHS: John “Burton” Barnes Jr. [Cattleman, The]

John "Burton" Barnes Jr., 85, died Dec. 10,2011.

Burton was born in San Antonio to Gertrude "Trudy" Hale Barnes and John Burton Barnes Sr. on Oct. 3, 1926. He graduated from Texas Military Institute and Trinity University.

Burton served at the end of World War II in Italy. Later, he went into the insurance business and became a partner in the firm of Eichlitz, Dennis and Wray (now merged with John L. Wortham Insurance of Houston).

He was a past president of The Order of the Alamo, past president of The German Club, and member of The Argyle Club and The San Antonio Country Club.

He is survived by his son, John Burton Barnes III and wife Margaret; grandchildren John Burton Barnes IV, Bracken West Barnes, his former wife, Libba Barnes; and nieces Carol Doody and Janet Emack.