Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Barrett, George W. Sr., 1994 

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GEORGE WARREN BARRETT 

  George Warren Barrett, Sr., 79, of Jones Ferry Road, died Saturday. 

  He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, of missionary parents.  He came to Chapel 
Hill in 1934 to attend the University of North Carolina and graduated with the 
class of 1938. 

  He is founder and operator of Storybook Farm, a day camp for 20 years and a 
kindergarten for 25 years.  He founded Storybook Farm Metal Shop in 1980. 

  A visitation and memorial expression will be held at his home at Storybook 
Farm from 2-4 p.m. Sunday (11-27-94).  A private burial of the urn will be 
in Virginia at the family's discretion. 

  Surviving is his wife, Mary M. Barrett; daughters, Ethel Williams Barrett 
of Wilmington, Louis B. Derr and Susan B. Taylor, both of Shapel Hill and 
Sally B. Hearne of Pittsboro; son, George W. Barrett, Jr. of Chapel Hill; 
stepchildren, James C. Barrett of Newton, Alabama and Marie M. Pittman of 
Raleigh; sisters, Mabel B. Jones of Chapel Hill and Alice B. Rudd of Maryland; 
brother, J. Alfred Barrett of Chapel Hill; 11 grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren. 

  Instead of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Chatham County, 
P.O. Box 1077, Pittsboro, N.C., 27312. 


George Warren BARRETT, Sr., NC businessman, 
b. 3 Feb 1915, Ponce, Puerto Rico, d. 19 Nov 1994, 
cremains interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 
"The Chatham Record" (Pittsboro, NC)," Thurs., Nov. 21, 1994, p. 4 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of George - added by Robert - & one of his gravestone - added by Ron 
   Stewart - are posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104784696. 

His parents, Rev. David Palmer Sr. & Eva Olyn (REED) BARRETT, & paternal 
   grandparents are also buried there. 

His father's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Mar. 8, 1966, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b630p7ob.txt 

His widow (1925 - 2007) is buried with her parents in Oakdale Cemetery, 
   Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC. 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). 

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