Kenneth L. Barnes, 90

CAMBRIDGE - Kenneth L. Barnes, 90, of Cambridge, passed away Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, at Dorchester General Hospital. He was born in Baltimore on July 27, 1918, son of the late Charles Ellis and Edith May Insley Barnes. Mr. Barnes attended schools in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1936. On May 12, 1951, he married the former Blondy Murphy. She passed away Aug. 3, 2004. At the age of 18 he went on the Cambridge City Police Department and at that time he was the youngest member of the police force. Some years ago he worked for Charles E. Brohawn Bros. and through the local carpenters union. Mr. Barnes worked on a number of projects including the first Chesapeake Bay Bridge. For a number of years he was self employed in the construction business and for eight years taught at the Dorchester County Vo-Tech Center until he retired. He was a member of the Bucktown United Methodist Church and also was a member of Cambridge Lodge 1272 B.P.O.E. He is survived by a daughter, Donna M. Gorski of Secretary; two sons, William T. Barnes of Fishing Creek and Edward E. Barnes of Cambridge. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife he was preceded in death by a son, C. Kenneth Barnes; a daughter, Deborah B. Phillips; two sisters, Dorothy Furr and Thelma Poole; and a brother, Charles Norman Barnes. Pallbearers will be Walter Kurth, Ricky Rossi, Toby Adams, Franklin Knauer, Vernon Lowe and James Dayton. A funeral service will be 1 p.m. today at Thomas Funeral Home in Cambridge with the Rev. Mary Ann Farnell and the Rev. Pardee Bramble officiating. Burial will follow at Bucktown Churchyard. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions can be made to the Bucktown Cemetery Fund, c/o Franklin Knauer, 3275 Knauer Road, Cambridge, MD 21613; or to the Alzheimer's Association Eastern Shore Chapter, 209C Milford St., Salisbury, MD 21804.