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Vernon Barkstall was born August 23, 1929, at Cincinnati,
Ohio, a son of Nelson and Naomi Barkstall, Sr. He married
Carol Benton on June 9, 1957, at Columbus, Ohio, and to
this union was born two sons and two daughters.
Mr. Barkstall was educated in the Columbus, Ohio public
school system. After serving in the U. S. Military, he received
his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Education at the
Ohio State University. He completed classes toward a doctoral
degree at the University of Illinois. He was a scholar-athlete
at Ohio State. He played basketball and baseball and was
elected captain of the baseball team in 1958.
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Vernon Barkstall was the Director of The Urban League of
Champaign County for 28 years. He served on the founding
committees of the Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club, the Champaign
County Opportunities Industrialization Center, and the Frances
Nelson Health Center. He was a board member of the Concerned
Citizens for a Better Commerce, charter board member of
the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce, board member and
a past Vice President of the Champaign-Urbana Convention
and Visitors Bureau.
He was a long-time member of the NAACP and a member of
the American Legion Post 559 of Champaign. Mr. Barkstall
was a senior-active member of the Champaign Rotary and was
a Paul Harris Fellow. He was also a member of the Illinois
Community Action Association. Barkstall Elementary School
was named in his honor.
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