Ray County, Missouri Obituaries - W. C. Barrett, Rev. d. ?

b. July 10, 1810

d. 

cem. Lawson Cemetery

sp: Nancy King
pd.  
p. Ray County Conservator


obit:
Death of Rev. W.C. Barrett
Rev. W.C. Barrett, one of the oldest and best known ministers of the Baptist church
in Missouri, died at his home in Lathrop last Saturday morning. Mr. Barrett was born
in Wood County, W. Va., on July 10th, 1810; was married to Miss Nancy King in 1830,
and entered the Baptist ministry in 1845. In 1856, he came to Missouri, locating in
Clay county. During the 48 years of his ministrial life he had built eleven churches
and held many pastorates, among them being Plattsburg, Richmond, Liberty, Lawson and
Lathrop. Wherever he had lived and labored he was respected for his deep piety and for
his kind and unselfish Christian character. He was the father of Rev. T. W. Barrett,
president of Stephens’ college at Columbia and grandfather of W. G. Barrett, editor of
the Columbia Herald.
His remains were taken to Lawson on Tuesday for interment in the beautiful little
cemetery at that place. Impressive funeral services were held at the Baptist church,
conducted by Rev. G. L. Black of Liberty. Brief addresses were made by Revs. R. G. Tutt
of Liberty, R. H. Jones of Edgerton, ---- Neff of Lathrop, Lee Harrell of Plattsburg,
C.F. Arnold of Lathrop, Dr. W.R. Rothwell of William Jewell college, and S.F. Taylor of
Liberty, all of whom had known and loved the grand old man and looked to him for counsel
and advice. Father Barrett had labored long and faithfully in the vineyard of his Master
and the good he has accomplished will live for generations after his departure

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