William Barnhart

Tell City, Indiana - William E. "Bill" Barnhart, 89, passed away on April 5, 2016, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Martinsville, Indiana, on January 1, 1927. His parents were the late Eldon and and Minnie (Hayes) Barnhart. Also preceding him in death were his sisters, Evelyn Pfau and Merle Smith; brothers, Dale and Orville Barnhart and a great granddaughter, Emma Nor. A 1946 graduate of Jasper High School Bill married Wilma C. Heim on September 3, 1950, in Salem United Church of Christ in Huntingburg. He and his wife owned and operated the former Barnhart Furniture Store, retiring in 1986, after 25 years of service to the community. Bill was a member of First United Methodist Church Barbershoppers, Tell City Kiwanis, Gideons International and United Methodist Men. He enjoyed flower gardening and always took pride in how his yard was kept. Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Wilma; children, Priscilla Campbell (Richard), Newburgh, Libby Gengelbach (Lee), Tell City, Peggy Hodskins, Tell City and Doug Barnhart (Donna Payne), Cabot, Arkansas; sisters, Jean Fox, Lombard, Illinois and Marlene Foster, Spencer; grandchildren, Kim Gengelbach (Mark Herrmann), Kevin Gengelbach (Jenna), Chad Lethig (Carmen), Kristi Nor (Eric), Tracey Hageman (Bryan), Eric Foury (Angie) and Jared Foury, Caleb Barnhart (Jon Meinen) and Gabriel Barnhart (Jenna) and great grandchildren, Elsa and Brennan Nor, Cole, Noah and Zoe Hageman, Ainsley and Eliza Lethig, Jana and Trent Foury, Miles Wilson and Rhett Gengelbach. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday at First United Methodist Church with burial at a later date at Fairmount Cemetery in Huntingburg. Rev. Sam Padgett will officiate. Visitation will be from 2:00 until 6:00 PM on Thursday at Huber Funeral Home, Tell City Chapel, and from 10:00 until 11:00 AM at church on Friday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, Gideons International or Perry County Memorial Hospital Foundation.