The Rev. Thomas C. Barnes, retired priest of the Diocese of East Tennessee, died March 1 at the age of 66.

Fr. Barnes was born in Onley, VA. He attended Randolph-Macon College, the University of the South, and the University of Tennessee. Fr. Barnes was ordained priest in 1964. He served parishes in Langley and Richmond, VA; West River, MD; and Memphis and Chattanooga, TN. He was a member of the executive councils for the dioceses of Virginia and Maryland, chairman of the Episcopal Society for Ministry on Aging, and author of the Manual for Lay Ministry. He retired in 1989. Fr. Barnes is survived by his wife, Betty, two sons and one daughter.