Mrs. Minnie E. Barnum, 72, Box 8, South County Line Rd., Unionville died Thursday at the Cleveland Clinic after a lingering illness. Mrs. Barnum was born Nov. 9, 1898 and was a life-long resident of the Ashtabula area. She was married June 2, 1917. She is survived by her husband Hugh F., three sons, Willis of Cleveland, Floyd of Unionville and Vernie of San Bernardino, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Vern (Florence) Adam of Unionville, two brothers, Ford Marx of Painesville and Joe Marx of Pasadena, Calif.; 16 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.