From the Lima News, Lima, Ohio, Saturday, April 17, 1976: Loren I. Barnum, 78, was dead on arrival at Lima Memorial Hospital at 12:30 PM Friday, following an extended illness. Born in Hancock County, Ohio, December 6, 1897, he was a son of the late John T. and Melissa Flick Barnum. A retired farmer, Mr. Barnum is survived by his wife, the former Jennie M. Rainey whom he married on September 28, 1916; a son Clarence of Rte. 2, Columbus Grove; a grandchild and four great grandchildren. Burial will be in Eastside Cemetery, Cairo, Ohio.