Brandon Jay Barnes, 57 years old, passed away February 3, 2010, at 6:30 pm, from complications attributed to his multiple sclerosis (MS) he has been ailing from for the past 20 years. He passed away while in the care of the Kolob Rehabilitation facility, here in Cedar City, Utah. Kolob has been his kind care provider for almost 10 years.

Brandon was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was baptized on November 19, 1966. He graduated from Blair High School, of Pasadena, California, in 1970 and started his career in metal fabrication welding and diesel mechanics. He enjoyed tremendously working with his hands, repairing, and building engines, and other mechanical devices.

Brandon is survived by his mother Mary Eriksson Cannon, his two brothers Jeffrey Nowell Barnes and Matthew Scott McKinley Barnes, his sister Claudia Lynn Boggs, and his son, Brandon Oliver Barnes, of Southern California. His father, Warren J. Barnes, preceded him in death in August 2008.

The viewing will be held at Southern Utah Mortuary, 190 North 300 West, Cedar City, Utah, at 10 am Saturday, February 6, 2010, followed by a graveside service in the Cedar City Cemetery, at 11 am, under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary.