MRN’s Barney Hall was missing from the Twin 125’s coverage on Thursday as Hall’s mother passed away. Alan Bestwick filled in for Hall. Condolences to family and friends….(2-13-2003) UPDATE: Mrs. Cindy Mazie Shumate, mother of veteran Motor Racing Network (MRN) announcer Barney Hall, passed away Thursday morning at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC. Mrs. Shumate was 87. Mrs. Shumate was born in Wilkes County in 1915. She is survived by her son Hall of Elkin and special friend Karen Carrier of Jonesville, two brothers Ed (Alice) Hall of Elkin, Arcus (Geneva) Hall of Ronda, one sister Ella Garris of East Bend and a host of loving nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday, 11:00aam, Feb. 15 at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel in Elkin. Flowers may be sent to the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel at 615 West Main Street, Elkin, NC. Barney Hall is the co-anchor of MRN Radio’s NASCAR Winston Cup Series broadcasts and is one of the network’s original announcers. He has been in attendance and worked, in some capacity, at every Daytona 500, including the 1959 inaugural race.(DIS PR)(2-15-2003)
