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Show Dr. D. Keith Barnes Dr. D. Keith Barnes, 93, of 48 N. 100 W., Kaysville, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1988 at his home of causes incident to age. He was born May 2, 1894 in Kaysville, a son of John G.M. and Miriam McPherson Barnes. He married Ida May "Dotty" Dotson, Feb. 20, 1934 in Ogden. He attended Kaysville Elementary Elemen-tary and graduated from West High School in Salt Lake City. He attended the University of Utah College of Engineering until his junior year when he joined the Army in 1917, serving his country for 31 months. After arriving in France as a member of the Army Band, he was called to serve on the front lines as a medical litterbearer, which sparked his interest in medicine. medi-cine. In 1920, he again enrolled at the University of Utah in business and finance, and was a member of Sigma Sig-ma Chi Fraternity. He then attended the University of Maryland Mary-land College of Medicine. After graduation he interned at the University Uni-versity of Pennsylvania, then returned re-turned home to set up his medical practice in Kaysville and surrounding surround-ing communities. In 1937, he ended his private medical practice and enrolled at the University of California and received re-ceived his doctor of public health degree in 1937. He then returned to Kaysville and became the first director of the Davis County Public Health Department, a position which he held for 30 years. He was involved with establishing public health standards for the county and state for water quality, sewage collection col-lection and treatment pioneering. He was president of the Utah Wildlife Federation and its Davis County subchapter for 10 years. He served as Governor Clyde's appointee on the Utah Fish and Game Commission for six years, and on Governor Rampton's Utah State Board of Health for four "it: ' DR. D. KEITH BARNES years. He was serving the physician for the Utah High School's Activities Association's tournament of events for 35 years and head timer for NCAA collegiate and high school track events for several years. For more than 40 years he carried the "Down Box" for Davis High School's home football games. The Barnes-Athlete award is one of the most cherished at Davis High. He and his wife "Dotty" established estab-lished a scholarship-loan grant at the University of Utah for deserving deserv-ing medical students. Surviving are his wife of Kaysville, Kays-ville, four foster daughters, AI Joe Martin, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; Golda K. Downs, Marilyn Cue, both of Layton; Margaret "Meg" Williams, Kaysville and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded pre-ceded in death by seven brothers and sisters. Interment was in the Kaysville City Cemetery under direction of Lindquist's Kaysville Mortuary. |