William Joshua Barney

1884–1954 (age 70)

Biography

William Joshua Barney approached each day with a practical optimism tempered by a generous curiosity about the world beyond his door.

His final resting place at Woodlawn Cemetery continues to be a place where acquaintances remember the steady civility he displayed for decades.

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