Dawson-Custer County NeArchives Obituaries.....Barrett, Helen Stuckey February 16, 2009
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Lexington Clipper-Herald Feb. 18, 2009
Helen (Stuckey) Barrett, 103, of Lexington, died Feb. 16, 2009 in Lexington.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. at First 
Presbyterian Church in Lexington with the Rev. Caroline Vickery officiating.   
A private family inurnment will be held prior to the memorial service. 
  
There will be no visitation. The family has honored Helen’s wishes that her 
body be cremated.

Survivors include her son, William E. Barrett of Lexington, and daughter, 
Marjorie Barrett Hewitt of Lincoln, eight grandchildren and nine great-
grandchildren. 
   
Helen was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, John C. 
Stuckey, Dean Stuckey, Robert Stuckey, James Stuckey, David Stuckey and an 
infant sister.

Helen was born Sept. 3, 1905, to George Edgar and Marjorie (Campbell) Stuckey 
in Broken Bow.  For the first 10 years of her life she lived on a ranch with 
her parents and two younger brothers, attending nearby Burr Oak School in 
Custer County.  In 1915, the family moved to Lexington, where her mother died 
shortly after the move.  Her father ultimately remarried and three more 
brothers were born into the family. 
  
Helen attended Lexington Public School until 1921, at which time she enrolled 
in Lindenwood College Academy near St. Louis, Mo., graduating from there in 
1923, and beginning classes at Hastings College in Hastings, where she 
remained until she graduated in 1927.  That same year she married Lexington 
native, Harold O. Barrett, also a graduate of Hastings College, and they 
shared the next 47 years together until his death in 1974. 
  
Helen’s adult life was dedicated to being a wife and mother, coupled with her 
unending service to others.  She was an active participant in the Presbyterian 
Church, where she served as Deacon, a ruling Elder, and a leader in the 
Women’s Association.  She was a member of the Lexington Mother’s Club, a 74-
year member of P.E.O.  She was a co-founder of Lexington Goodwill Association, 
and is remembered for many years of service heading up that organization.  She 
was active in the local Hospice through the Community Hospital, and she served 
for years as 4-H Club leader for children growing up in less fortunate 
circumstances.  During WWII, she served as an aide at the Community Hospital 
and in a doctor’s office, and until the war ended, remained a frequent 
volunteer at the North Platte Canteen, recruiting other women to come and 
serve with her.   

Helen found time to garden, and always enjoyed the opportunity to share her 
flowers with friends.  She was well into her 80s when she organized a “walking 
club” for women who wanted to get outdoors and walk for their health. 
Memorials are suggested to the First Presbyterian Church, Hastings College, 
Lexington Community Foundation or the Lexington Volunteer Fire Department.  


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