William Michael "Mike"

Barnes

William Michael “Mike” Barnes, 79, of Terre Haute passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at 3:33pm. He was born January 11, 1947, in Terre Haute to Russell E. and Bette L. (King) Cox. Mike is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Judith “Judy” (Beadle) Barnes; daughters, Teddi Barnes-Lear (Anthony) of Port St. Lucie, FL, and Gina McGregor (Tim) Midwest City, OK; son, Kenny Barnes (Tammy) Friendswood, TX; grandchildren, Michael Johnson, Justin McGregor (Reilly), Meghan McGregor (Hunter), Morgan Barnes, and Adam Barnes; great-grandchildren, Mayer McGregor and Mable McGregor; half-brother, Bradley Cox; and a special mention of friends, Chuck and Linda Ferguson and Joe and Linda Mentillo. Finally, a special Thank You for the many years of care and professional service from Dr. Primo Andres, Mindy, and the rest of his staff at the Terre Haute Heart Center and Dr’s Tejaswini and Pardeep Kumar, Terre Haute Internal Medicine. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mike was an I.T. Operations Manager for Indiana State University. He was a proud Veteran of the United States Navy, having served aboard the USS White Plains AFS-4 during the Vietnam War. After receiving his Honorable Discharge, Mike completed both undergraduate and master’s degrees at Indiana State University. Mike was a member of the Riley American Legion Post 328. He was a past board member and coach at Miss Softball America for many years. He was an avid golfer and was a ranger at Hulman Links Golf Course after he retired from ISU. Mike enjoyed woodworking in his free time. Mike and Judy enjoyed traveling to see their children in Florida, Oklahoma, and Texas. He loved following his grandchildren in their sports and education and other activities. Mike loved keeping up with his nephew, Dusty May, at whatever school he coached and loved telling his friends that he taught Dusty everything he knew about basketball because they played one-on-one every summer until Dusty finally won a game. Mike enjoyed the festivities surrounding Jupiter High School class reunions, Jupiter, FL. He was able to reconnect with high school friends and classmates Gary & Sheryl Voorhees, Ocoee, TN; Jimmy & Cyrese Colbert, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Lynda & Phillip Armstrong, Stuart, FL; Dave & Joan Bogue, Tequesta, FL; Harvey Woodard, Portugal; and so many more classmates. There were always lots of laughs, reminiscing, storytelling, and telling tales on each other. Jimmy always served as the DJ so the girls could dance. A Celebration of Life will be at a later date. Cremation has been entrusted to DeBaun Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at www.debaunfuneralhomes.com