AUBURN - Byron (Barney, Butch) France, 57, of Auburn, husband of Sally (Lupien) France, died peacefully Wednesday, July 13, 2005, at Auburn Memorial Hospital, after a courageous battle with lung ...

AUBURN - Barney France can't stop laughing. He's sitting in the VFW bar early Saturday afternoon, sipping on an Old Milwaukee, rubbing his hand over his bald head and running his mouth. The jokes roll ...