Barnes and former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis were roommates at the University of Miami. There are no events at this time. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers; George, Kenneth, Robert, Harold and sisters; Ada, Mary, Betty, Charlene and Dorothy. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association in Pennsylvania, 3001 Gettysburg Rd., Camp Hill, PA 17011. Marlin E. Betts Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information Maneval Allen Redmond Cremation and Funeral Home proudly serves Williamsport PA and the following (but not limited to) communities: Trout Run, Montgomery, Muncy, Cogan Station, Linden, South Williamsport PA. 2023 Maneval Allen Redmond Funeral Home. Five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He was also a loyal member of Shiloh Christian Union Church and an avid outdoorsman. Barnes wanted to borrow one of his white shirts. He worked there for 26 years until it closed in 1989 in which that time he retired. [2] Barnes was a six-foot, 220-pound linebacker who played second string for the Hurricanes. Copyright 2013 - 23 Cochran Funeral Home. "He said, 'Marlin is no longer with us,' " Lewis recalled. Toggle navigation. She put his name and uniform number on the balloons and cakes and had relatives wear T-shirts and buttons with her boy's picture on them. How blessed we have been to have known you! The only thing I can do is let his spirit live on, do the things he always wanted me to do.". Doorbal and Lugo, originally sentenced to death, are now in a Miami-Dade jail waiting to see if they will indeed get new sentencing hearings. Lewis asks. By the time the police arrived, Barnes was already dead. "Let's watch that again! He never took off his sunglasses. Enter your email below to receive a grief support message from us each day for a year. Lewis' framed UM jersey hangs there, too, under a gold inscription dedicating it to Barnes. Arrangements were entrusted to Barnes Funeral Chapel, 5825 St. Hwy. But the Florida Supreme Court later ruled that the new law was unconstitutional because jury verdicts need to be unanimous, and that Hurst was entitled to a new sentencing hearing. "I don't care where Marlin was, who he was with, what he was doing, if I beeped him, I was getting a call back in less than five minutes.". Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. Lewis attended Barnes' funeral on what should have been the happiest day of his life, the day the Ravens made him a first-round pick at No. He doesn't remember where he went. Brooks says the killers were intent on closing Barnes' casket. ", "I can re-enact it," Little says. Barnes, 22, had been murdered in the Miami apartment they shared with two other teammates. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. They told him to expect rage. Marlin was a resident of Montoursville, Pennsylvania at the time of his passing. He can tell you what Barnes was wearing the day they met, in second grade. When Earl looked through an opening in the door, he saw the Barnes' body slumped against the door with a pool of blood surrounding him.