1939
Derlin
2022
Derlin Stanley Barnhill
April 26, 1939 — December 20, 2022
Derlin Stanley Barnhill was born April 26, 1939 to Alice Gladys Wallace and John William Kraus, Jr. At the age of 16, he was adopted by his step-father, James Lemon Barnhill and was proud to be a Barnhill to his last day on this earth. He married Patricia Ann Mueller in 1957. They had 3 children: Jay, Rhea, and Darryl. After their divorce, he married Eugenia Marie Dobson Manis on January 18, 1966. This added 3 sons to his family: Robert, Lonnie, and Douglas (Mokie).
Derlin worked many jobs, most notable being his time at NASA, his years in the fishing industry with a shrimp and oyster boat, his years working for different construction companies in oil and gas plants in the Houston and Texas City areas, and having his own business as an electrician and plumber. He also liked to dabble in longhorn cattle and local politics!
Though he only had a high school education, Derlin loved to learn about everything. He loved plants and through the years his and Jean’s yard has had a wide assortment of the plants he heard or read about. He loved animals and always had many different critters and pets that needed to be taken care of. In 2011, he suffered a stroke. Being less mobile meant less he could do on his own but in his last years, he daily feed his two horses, several yard cats, and his two goldfish (Mutt and Jeff).
Derlin loved to visit and talk. Lord, could that man talk! There was always a story to tell.
Always advice to give. Only death, in the end, could silence him. When we hear the silence too long that is when he will be missed the most as there was never a quiet moment when he was near.
Preceded in Death by:
Father – John William Kraus, Jr. (1989)
Mother – Alice Gladys Wallace (2011)
Father – James Lemon Barnhill (1959)
Brothers – Donald Wayne Kraus (2009), James William Kraus (2022)
Sons – James Ervin Barnhill (2010), Robert Lincoln Manis, Jr. (2021), Lonnie Scott Manis (2022)
Survived by:
Wife – Eugenia Marie Dobson Barnhill
Children – Rhea Marie Scadden (husband Bill), Douglas Mokie Manis (wife Carolyn),
Darryl Lynn Barnhill (wife Linda), Daughters-in-Law Terri Barnhill and Robin Michelle Manis
Grandchildren – Jeremy Barba, Kimberly Young, Joshua Shenkir, Matthew Scadden, Cody Manis, Christopher Manis, Jaime Cruz, Eric Barnhill, Austin Barnhill, Jessica Barnhill, Alexis Barnhill, Jeremy Thompson, Lanae Thompson, Lonna Colon, Jacquelyn Ornt, and Lance Manis.
If desired:
Donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Flowers can be ordered to be delivered to the cemetery day of the service from:
Daisies and Dreams, Livingston 409-377-2271
Country Flowers, Shepherd 936-628-3552
The graveside service and burial will take place at 2:00 PM on Monday, December 26, 2022 in Farley Chapel Cemetery, off FM 2666, Shepherd, TX 77371.
Derlin worked many jobs, most notable being his time at NASA, his years in the fishing industry with a shrimp and oyster boat, his years working for different construction companies in oil and gas plants in the Houston and Texas City areas, and having his own business as an electrician and plumber. He also liked to dabble in longhorn cattle and local politics!
Though he only had a high school education, Derlin loved to learn about everything. He loved plants and through the years his and Jean’s yard has had a wide assortment of the plants he heard or read about. He loved animals and always had many different critters and pets that needed to be taken care of. In 2011, he suffered a stroke. Being less mobile meant less he could do on his own but in his last years, he daily feed his two horses, several yard cats, and his two goldfish (Mutt and Jeff).
Derlin loved to visit and talk. Lord, could that man talk! There was always a story to tell.
Always advice to give. Only death, in the end, could silence him. When we hear the silence too long that is when he will be missed the most as there was never a quiet moment when he was near.
Preceded in Death by:
Father – John William Kraus, Jr. (1989)
Mother – Alice Gladys Wallace (2011)
Father – James Lemon Barnhill (1959)
Brothers – Donald Wayne Kraus (2009), James William Kraus (2022)
Sons – James Ervin Barnhill (2010), Robert Lincoln Manis, Jr. (2021), Lonnie Scott Manis (2022)
Survived by:
Wife – Eugenia Marie Dobson Barnhill
Children – Rhea Marie Scadden (husband Bill), Douglas Mokie Manis (wife Carolyn),
Darryl Lynn Barnhill (wife Linda), Daughters-in-Law Terri Barnhill and Robin Michelle Manis
Grandchildren – Jeremy Barba, Kimberly Young, Joshua Shenkir, Matthew Scadden, Cody Manis, Christopher Manis, Jaime Cruz, Eric Barnhill, Austin Barnhill, Jessica Barnhill, Alexis Barnhill, Jeremy Thompson, Lanae Thompson, Lonna Colon, Jacquelyn Ornt, and Lance Manis.
If desired:
Donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Flowers can be ordered to be delivered to the cemetery day of the service from:
Daisies and Dreams, Livingston 409-377-2271
Country Flowers, Shepherd 936-628-3552
The graveside service and burial will take place at 2:00 PM on Monday, December 26, 2022 in Farley Chapel Cemetery, off FM 2666, Shepherd, TX 77371.
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