Leslie A. ''Barney'' Barnhart, 67, of 2444 Allen St., Owensboro, died Wednesday, March 20, 1991, at Mercy Hospital.

He was born in Olney, Ill.; retired from teaching at Owensboro High School in 1981; owned and operated Skinner's Corner at Consumers Mall; and was a member of Settle Memorial United Methodist Church. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Ferne Holman Barnhart; a son, James H. Barnhart of Louisville; four daughters, Debbie Keelin and Amanda Howell, both of Madisonville, Diana Whitecar of Mountain View, Calif., and Rebecca J. Barnhart of Arlington, Va.; three grandchildren, Shanna Keelin, Mark Keelin and Samantha Howell, all of Madisonville; and a brother, George N. Barnhart of Peoria, Ill.

Services at James H. Davis Funeral Home. Burial in Owensboro Memorial Gardens.

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) ~ Thursday, March 21, 1991