Small, Barry 1959-2002

SMALL, BALDWIN, MALENOSKY, BAKER

Posted By: Bruce Atkinson (email)
Date: 10/31/2007 at 18:49:45

House fire claims Akron council¬man
By Marcene Heeren
A house fire has claimed the life of an Akron city councilman.
Barry "Arch" Small, 42, was discovered dead in his smoke-filled home on Thursday morning. The fire was contained to the interior of the house and was not discovered until someone checked on Small's where¬abouts after he failed to report for work.
The fire was reported at 8:49 a.m. The Akron Fire Department, Plymouth County Sheriff Department, and Akron police responded to the fire at 551 Main St.
It was a tough task for the firemen who struggled through the thick black smoke to extinguish the fire. Even more difficult was knowing that they were searching for one of their own. Small had served as an Akron volunteer fireman for 10 years.
State Fire Marshal David Schipper investigated at the scene Thursday afternoon. He determined that the fire was caused from faulty electrical wiring in the basement ceiling.
The fire burned up through the floor to the main level of the house. An autopsy revealed that Small died from smoke inhalation, according to a press release issued by the Plymouth County sheriff's office.
Small, a lifelong Akron resident, was elected to the city council in November of 1998. He represented Akron on the county E-911 commission and was Ak¬ron's alternate representative on the county Solid Waste Agency board.
He was employed as a motor grader operator for the Plymouth County Secondary Road Department. The son of Kenneth and Evelyn Small, Akron, he was also a trustee at the First Baptist Church in Akron.
The body was taken to Schroeder Funeral Home in Akron where services are pending.
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LeMars Daily Sentinel (LeMars, Plymouth County, Iowa) of 17 May 2002.

Barry "Archie" Small
By John Quinlan
AKRON, Iowa -- Barry "Archie" Small, 42, of Akron died Thursday, May 16, 2002, at his residence from a house fire.
Services will be 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Akron Westfield School's new gymnasium, with the Rev. Larry Madsen of First Baptist Church in Akron officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Akron, followed by a lunch to be served in the school's Commons area. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Akron. Arrangements are under the direction of Schroeder Funeral Home in Akron.
Barry Small was born October 30, 1959, in Akron, the son of Kenneth and Evelyn (Baldwin) Small. He graduated in 1978 from Akron High School, where he was class president. Mr. Small was employed by the Plymouth County Secondary Roads Department where he was a Motor Grader Operator.
Mr. Small was a memer of the Akron City Council, Akron Fire Department, First Baptist Church in Akron, where he served as a Men's Baptist Group Leader, and a former member of the Akron Ambulance. In his free time Mr. Small was an avid race fan.
Survivors include his parents, Kenneth and Evelyn Small; one sister, Valerie Malenosky and her husband, Mike, of Sioux City; four nieces, Stacey, Ashley, Michelle, and Jeanelle; five nephews, Shane, Jeremey, Tim, Justin and Joshua.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Oscar and Sereldia Baldwin; his paternal grandparents, Avery and Grace Small; one brother, Doyle Small; and one sister, Joceyle Baker.
Pallbearers will be members of the Akron Fire Department. Honorary pallbearers will be nieces and nephews, Stacey, Ashley, Shane, Jeremey, Jeanelle, Tim, Michelle, Justin and Joshua.
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Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa) of 19 May 2002.