Samuel Thomas Barnes passed away Monday, June 29, 2009, at Promise Specialty Hospital. He was 91.

Samuel served in World War II as an airplane mechanic for the Army Air Corps for four years. He also served in China, Burma, Sicily and Egypt.

He was a member of the Elks Club, VFW, American Legion and the Carpenters Union.

Throughout his life, Samuel worked as a carpenter and a millwright and retired after 30 years of employment from Vertac Chemical Company.

Samuel was preceded in death by his father and mother, R.K. and Myrtle Wilks Barnes; and a sister, Ossie V. Walker.

He is survived by his wife, Annazell Barnes; a daughter, Judy Leggett and husband Richard; nephew, William Walker Jr. and wife Debra of Vicksburg; great-nephews and -niece, William Walker III, Michael Walker and Lindsey Tackett; and cousins and special friends, Herbert Wilks and Ella Mae Logue.

Services were today at Frank J. Fisher Funeral Home chapel at 11 a.m. with interment at Green Acres Memorial Park.

Pallbearers were William Walker Jr., William Walker III, Michael Walker, Harry Barnes, Ike Barnes and Rusty Barnes.

Honorary pallbearers were members of the local VFW, Bobby Flanagan, Dr. Walter Johnston Jr., Chris Antoine and Tiny Antoine.

Memorials may be made to the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society, 6600 U.S. 61 South, Vicksburg, MS 39180.