Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Barnett, John December 6, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Julia Williams Kodak Jkodak@aol.com December 14, 2005, 4:11 pm Elizabethton Star 12/8/2005 John Barnett John Barnett, 77, 114 Old Charity Hill Road, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, December 7, 2005, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. Mr. Barnett was a native of Carter County and the son of the late Arvil and Hassie Hughes Barnett. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Johnny Barnett, five brothers, Omar, Clyde, Clarence, Ford and Sanford Barnett, two sisters, Mary Vance and Martha Hilman, and a grandson, Jason Barnett. Mr. Barnett was retired from the Guard Force at North American Rayon Corporation after 51 years of service. He had served as a coach with the Little League and Babe Ruth Teams for 25 years. He was a member of Keenburg Free Will Baptist Church and had served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his wife, Jean Campbell Barnett; a daughter and son-in- law, Anna Jean and Dwayne Calhoun, Elizabethton; two sons and a daughter-in- law, Lamont and Brenda Barnett, Elizabethton, and Rusty Barnett, Hampton; a daughter-in-law, Rene Barnett, Elizabethton; two brothers, Buster Barnett, Roan Mountain, and Junior Barnett, Johnson City; two sisters, Margie Williams, Johnson City, and Stacy Morgan, Roan Mountain; eight grandchildren, Hannah, Mary, Jessica, Brandon, Jennifer, Jeremy, Marsha and Amy; and a great-grandson, Gage. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services for Mr. Barnett will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, December 9, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Mr. Dwayne Calhoun, minister, officiating. Music will be provided by Missy Parker, Angie Rowe and Bill Jones. Graveside services and interment will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 10, in the Captain Nelson Cemetery, Roan Mountain, with Military Honors conducted by the VFW Post No. 2166. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 12 noon Saturday, will be Jeremy Barnett, Brandon Barnett, Steve Jones, Bill Jones, Russell Harrison and Tom Parker. Honorary pallbearers will be the former baseball players and coaches of the Little League and Babe Ruth Teams, The Guard Force of North American Rayon Corporation, the doctors and employees of James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, his church family and friends and neighbors. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. To those who prefer, memorials may be made in memory of Mr. Barnett to the Building Fund, Hampton Christian Church, 810 Deerfield Lane, Hampton, TN 37658. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 12 noon Saturday to go to the cemetery. Condolences to the Barnett family may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Shirley A. Barnett Shirley Ann Hughes Barnett, 60, 206 Duck Branch Road, Roan Mountain, died at her residence Tuesday, December 6, 2005. Mrs. Barnett was born in Banner Elk, N.C., and was the daughter of the late Carl and Bonnie Barnett Hughes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers. Mrs. Barnett was a homemaker and a member of Cove Creek Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her husband, Claude Barnett, of the home; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Chris and Jackie Barnett, John and Marsha Barnett and Tony Barnett, all of Roan Mountain; five grandchildren, Josh Hughes, Paige Barnett, Dustin Barnett, Megan Barnett and April Williams; two brothers, Reece Hughes and Tommy Hughes, both of Roan Mountain; five sisters, Bobbie Gouge, Jackie Street, Sandi Henson, Anita Hughes and Hester Barlow, all of Roan Mountain; a special sister-in-law, Mit Barnett, and brother-in-law, T.V. Barnett; several nieces, nephews and great-nieces; and special friends, Joyce and Brenda Potter and Wanda Cooper. Funeral services for Mrs. Barnett will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, December 8, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Daniel Blevins and Rev. John L. Stockton officiating. Music will be provided by the Cove Creek Presbyterian Church Choir. Graveside services and interment will be at 2 p.m. Friday, December 9, in the Miller-Barnett Family Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Mark Birchfield, Shane Street, Troy Hughes, Wade Odom, Sammy Bartlett, Dustin Barnett, Brian Gouge, Nick Oaks and Cory Garfield. Honorary pallbearers will be Clarence Barnett, Stanley Bowers, T.V. Barnett and friends of the church. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, prior to the service hour. Friends may call at the residence at anytime. Pallbearers, family and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m. Friday for the interment services. Online condolences to the Barnett family may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/carter/obits/b/barnett102gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/tnfiles/ File size: 5.5 Kb