From the El Paso Times, June 10 to June 14, 2010: Robert Steven Barnum, 57, was born in Houston, Tx, August 5, 1952 and passed away on June 2, 2010. He was a lifelong resident of El Paso who graduated from Austin High School. He was a conductor for the Union Pacific Railroad and a U.S. Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by his father, Rodney Lawrence Fox Barnum, and his mother, Geraldine E. Barnum. He is survived by a son, Brandon L. Barnum and daughters Amberly Bernal, Jessica Barnum and Rhiannon Barnum, grandsons Noah Barnum and William Fox Barnum and sisters Linda O'Loughlin and Judy Mann. "Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts & we are never ever the same" Funeral services will be held Friday, June 11, at 11:30 a.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 3501 Hueco Avenue, officiated by Rev. Tina Cross. Graveside services will follow at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery with military honors.
His gravestone reads: SP5, U.S. Army, Vietnam.