Obituary of Joe C. Barrett, LaSalle Parish, La. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by Kathy LeMay Kelly, P.O. Box 219, Trout, La. 71371 Thank You to the Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal for allowing the following to be add to the Archives. From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal Date: Wednesday, June 4, 1997 Page: 9A Headline: Area Deaths Joe C. Barrett Joe C. Barrett, 80, of Jena, died at 1:45 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 1997, at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria. He was retired as custodian at Jena Elementary School, a position he held for 33 years. He was a veteran of World War II. A native of Mississippi, he was born Sept. 16, 1916. Services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at the chapel of Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home in Jena with the revs. Norris Poole and shorty Mayo officiating. Interment followed in the Wilbanks Cemetery near Summerville under direction of Kinner and Stevens of Jena. Survivors include one son, Jason C. Barrett of Aimwell and three grandchildren. Pallbearers were Rodney Westbrooks, Leroy Westbrooks, J. F. Westbrooks, Eddie Westbrooks, Raymond Westbrooks and Donnis Westbrooks. Honorary pallbearers were Deian Young, Rick Ashworth, Jay Bradford, Jackie Poole and Kenneth Young.