James Donald "Jimmy" Barron Obituary (1944

Mr. James "Jimmy" Donald Barron, age 82 of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on February 15, 1944 in Trimble County, Kentucky. He was the loving son of the late Raymond Howard and Mildred Glenn Brierly Barron. His family moved to Madison when he was 14. Jimmy served in the Indiana National Guard from 1962 to 1967. He first married Violet Hall and was blessed with a daughter and a son. He then married Donna Colber Williams and this union was blessed with a daughter and they shared many years together until her death on September 1, 1999. He married Neila F. Jackson on October 12, 2003 at the Brooksburg Baptist Church. He retired from Conrail Railroad as a lineman supervisor and owned the Main Street Antique Mall in downtown Madison. He was baptized at the Brushy Fork Baptist Church and later became a member of the Hanover Baptist Church. He also held membership in the Madison Elks Lodge No. 524 and the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. He enjoyed farming, fishing, oil painting, following Colts football and playing and recording music. Jimmy also enjoyed tinkering with things and figuring out how they worked. He could play many instruments by ear and also enjoyed singing. He played with many bands throughout life with music being a constant and major joy in his life. He found pleasure wintering in Florida for many years. Jimmy died on Monday, March 23, 2026, at 10:26 a.m. at the Thornton Terrace Health Campus in Hanover, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Jimmy will be missed by his loving wife of 22 years, Neila F. Gray Barron of Madison, Indiana; his daughters, Sheila Harnden and her husband Steve of Henderson, Kentucky, Julie Brooks of Madison, Indiana, and Jamie Bare and her husband John of Hanover, Indiana; his stepchildren, Teresa Williams of Madison, Indiana, Scott Williams of Hanover, Indiana, David Williams and his wife Mindy of Hanover, Indiana, John Hart and his wife Sharon of Pleasant, Indiana, Nancy Hart of Madison, Indiana, and Ellen Kendall and her husband Bill of Queensville, Indiana; 25-grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; his sister, Doris Ison of Hanover, Indiana; his sisters-in-law, Connie Barron of Madison, Indiana, and Mary Dean Barron of Madison, Indiana; his brother-in-law, James W. "Bill" Gray of Pascagoula, Mississippi; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond Howard Barron, Sr. died, April 19, 1999, his mother, Mildred Glenn Brierly Barron, died November 28, 1957, his second wife, Donna Colber Williams Barron, died September 1, 1999, his son, Michael Ray "Mickey" Barron. died February 22, 2022, his brothers, Gilbert Ray Barron, died January 9, 2012, Raymond H. Barron, Jr., died March 24, 2014, Kenneth E. Barron, died November 1, 2021, and his sister, Wilma Kay Gresk, died August 2021, his father-in-law, Sinnett N. Gray, died November 6, 1994, his mother-in-law, Mary C. Gray, died March 4, 2007, his grandson, Joshua Avery Brooks, died March 1987, his step grandson: Forrest Jerrell Kendall, died March 7, 1988. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, March 29, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., by Pastor J.D. Traylor, Pastor John Hart and Pastor Ron Lee at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Canaan Cemetery in Canaan, Indiana VISITATION Friends may visit Saturday, March 28, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 29, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSA final salute with military honors will be provided by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Hanover Baptist Church or the Brooksburg Baptist Church. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To Place An Online Donation, Please Click Here To send a flower arrangement in memory of James Donald "Jimmy" Barron, please click here to visit our sympathy store.