MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Rittie Peterson Barnett, 3 Feb 2005
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BAKERSVILLE - Rittie Peterson Barnett, 86, of South Mitchell Avenue, died
Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Jake and
Blandy Bennett Peterson, and wife of the late Calvin Barnett. She was a member
of Brummitts Creek Fundamental Brethren Church.

Survivors include five daughters, Maxine Garland of Johnson City, TN, Edna
Garland and Charlotte Maxwell, both of Bakersville, Carolyn Oaks of Lenoir,
and Carrie Pritchard of Crossnore; eight sons, Arnold Barnett of Garnite
Falls, Cratus Barnett of Unicoi, TN, Michael and Gaylon Barnett, both of
Travelers Rest, SC, David Barnett of Spruce Pine, Danny and Jack Barnett, both
of Old Fort, and Jerry Barnett of Bakersville; two sisters, Carmie Erwin of
Louisville, KY, and Dona Murphy of Green Mountain; and one brother, Cratus
Peterson of Middleton, FL. 

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Henline-Hughes
Funeral Home in Bakersville. Revs. Jerry Barnett, David Lee, Joe Brown and
Lynell Peterson officiated. Burial was in Peterson Cemetery. The family
received friends from noon until the service hour at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Mitchell County, P.O. Box 38,
Spruce Pine, NC 28777. 

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