Miles Barnhart

Miles James Barnhart was born September 22, 1928, to Miles Glenn and Kathryn Dorothea (Siebels) Barnhart in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Miles grew up in Magnolia and attended country school and graduated from the Magnolia High School in 1947. After graduation Miles started farming and continued to farm all of his life in the Magnolia area.

Miles was a member of the Magnolia Masonic Lodge that merged with the Missouri Valley Masonic Lodge #232 AF & AM for over 58 years. Miles enjoyed being on the farm and going to the Logan Meal Site. Miles raised cattle and hogs while farming. After retiring from farming Miles stayed active with buying and raising feeder calves.

Miles died on Sunday, January 15, 2012, on his farm near Magnolia, Iowa at the age of 83 years, three months and 24 days.

Miles was preceded in death by his parents and a sister-in-law Alice Mae Barnhart. He is survived by his brother, Donald Barnhart and his wife Alice of Missouri Valley, Iowa and other relatives and friends.