Benny Barr

I will always remember cousin Benny even though we saw almost nothing of each other after we were kids. His devilish smile, his ability to take you down with his flying scissors, and his willingness to try just about anything. The times we shared at Mom & Pop Rigg's house and going down the laundry chute there. The times we spent together in the woods north of the Pioneer Woman smoking dogwood. The times we spent trying to figure out how to impress our cousin Mary Etheline who we both thought was the most beautiful girl ever created. We never did impress her by the way. I can only say that Benny was a great guy as a kid and that our occasional phone conversations subsequent to that never led me to believe otherwise. He was my cousin and I do miss knowing that he is no longer here to take care of his corner of the world. RIP Benny!

Mike Smith
Oroville, CA

Well Bennie, we did not see much of each other in our adult lives, but we had a lot of fun together as kids. I will always remember your "crafty" smile among other things. Cousin Mike