Ft. Myers, FL- Bill Barnes of Ft. Myers, Florida passed away peacefully on November 6, 2015, at his home surrounded by family. Born February 13, 1945, he lived in Macon, Georgia, North Miami Beach, Boca Raton, Naples and Ft. Myers, Florida. Bill attended the University of Alabama. He spent his early career as a Boca Raton high School teacher and swim coach. Bill had a successful career was as a managing broker several Real Estate firms in South Florida.
He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Cynthia Hester Barnes: three daughters, Jennifer (Eric)
Hertz, Tara (Greg) Olsen, Ashlee (John) Buanno; brother Jack (Ann) Barnes; grandchildren
Crawford and Kendall Ann Olsen, Tressle and Fox Hertz, Cameron Cabana, and Leoni
Buanno; brother in law Dan (Cindy) Hester; sister in law Laurie Hester (Gary) Kunsman; step-
sons Chandler Odom and Dolen "Len" Odom.
A memorial service will be held at the The Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home, 3969 Mercer University Dr, Macon, GA 31204, on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 1:30 pm. A second service will be held at The Glick Family Funeral Home, 3600 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton FL 33431 on November 28, 2015 from 3-6 pm.
The family asks that any donations be made to The American Leukemia Foundation, PO Box 2270 Roswell, GA 30077 or at www.americanleukemiafoundation.com on behalf of George William Barnes Ill.
