Fred L. BarnetteMontgomery County Principal
Fred Lee Barnette, 81, a Montgomery County elementary school principal who retired in 1980 after about five years at Darnestown Elementary School, died Sept. 5 at his home in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. He had cancer.
Mr. Barnette began his career as a Montgomery principal shortly after joining the school system in 1954. He was principal of the old Silver Spring Intermediate School as well as Bethesda, Flower Valley and the old English Manor elementary schools.
He moved to West Virginia from Derwood in the early 1980s.
He was born in Gauley Mill, W.Va., and raised in Camden On Gauley, W.Va. He served in the Army in Europe during World War II and participated in the Battle of the Bulge. His decorations included the Bronze Star.
He also was an Army dance band trumpeter and, years later, played trumpet in such Washington area dance bands as the Continentals and the Music Makers. He played at such venues as the Silo Inn in Olney and the Peter Pan Inn in Urbana.
He was an honors education graduate of Fairmont State College in West Virginia and received a master's degree in educational administration and supervision from West Virginia University. He took continuing education courses in education from American University and the University of Maryland.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Wilmith Arbogast Barnette of Harpers Ferry; three children, Alana Dunn of Potomac, Fred W. Barnette of Walkersville and Jim Barnette of Gaithersburg; a sister; and four grandsons.
William Charles Goodliff Jr.Accountant, Tuba Player
William Charles Goodliff Jr., 59, a Bowie accountant and former tuba player in Salvation Army bands, died Aug. 13 at Washington Hospital Center. He had metastatic pheochromocytoma, a cancer of the adrenal glands.
Mr. Goodliff was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and was brought up in the Salvation Army by his parents, who were members of the organization, and by an aunt, Jean Goodliff, who looked after him when his parents were traveling. As a child, he developed his skills as a musician in the Salvation Army's youth bands and singing groups; he sang with several school groups as well.
An accomplished tuba player, his passion for brass band music continued into adulthood. He played with several renowned Salvation Army bands, including the New York Staff Band, the Cambridge Citadel Silver Band, the National Capital Band, the Southern USA Territorial Band and various local Salvation Army church bands. He toured Britain and Australia with Salvation Army bands.
He received an associate's degree from Jefferson Community College in Watertown, N.Y., and served with the Army from 1961 to 1963, including two tours of duty in Vietnam.
He moved to the Washington area in 1985 and became an accountant with several area companies over the years. At the time of his death, he was an accountant with Way Broadcasting.
