Isle of Wight-Nansemond County-Suffolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Barrett, Leonard T. Sr., 1979 

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LEONARD THOMAS BARRETT 

  SUFFOLK - Leonard Thomas Barrett, Sr., 61, 325 Pinner St., died Saturday in 
Louise Obici Memorial Hospital. 

  He was a native of Isle of Wight County, employed as a landfill operator for 
the City of Suffolk, and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church of 
Smithfield. 

  Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Grover Barrett; five daughters, Mrs. Jean 
Lockett and Mrs. Ginger Kirkman, both of Eustis, Fla., Mrs. Betty Peden of 
Smithfield, Miss Rita Faye Barrett of Appomattox, and Miss Dorothy Ellen 
Barrett of Tavares, Fla.; four sons, Jack R. Barrett Sr. and Daryl Wayne 
Barrett, both of Smithfield, L. Thomas Barrett of Atlanta Ga., and Roy Len 
Barrett of Leesburg; his father, Mills Thomas Barrett of Smithfield; two 
sisters, Mrs. Mary B. Wolley of Smithfield, and Mrs. Ethel B. Long of Hampton; 
16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 

  A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in Colonial Funeral Home, 
Smithfield, by the Rev. Stephen Thompson and the Rev. Jesse R. Jones. 

  Burial will be in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, Windsor. 

  The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight in the funeral home. 

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Leonard T. Barrett 

  SUFFOLK - Leonard Thomas Barrett Sr., 61, of 325 Pinner Street, died 
Saturday in Louise Obici Memorial Hospital. 

  A native of Isle of Wight County, he was the husband of Mrs. Grover Barrett. 

  Mr. Barrett was a landfill operator for the city of Suffolk and a member of 
Trinity United Methodist Church, Smithfield. 

  Other survivors include: his father, Mills Thomas Barrett of Smithfield; 
five daughters, Mrs. Jean Lockett and Mrs. Ginger Kirkman, both of Eustis, 
Fla., Mrs. Betty Peden of Smithfield, Miss Rita Faye Barrett of Appomattox and 
Miss Dorothy Ellen Barrett of Tavares, Fla.; four sons, Jack R. Barrett Sr. 
and Darly Wayne Barrett, both of Smithfield, L. Thomas Barrett Jr. of Atlanta, 
Ga., and Roy Len Barrett of Leesburg; two sisters, Mrs. Mary B. Woolley of 
Smithfield and Mrs. Ethel Barrett Long of Hampton; 16 grandchildren and one 
great-grandchild. 

  A funeral service was held Monday at Colonial Funeral Home conducted by the 
Rev. Stephen Thompson.  Burial was in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery. 


Leonard Thomas BARRETT, Sr., of Suffolk, landfill operator, 
b. 16 Jan 1918, Windsor, Isle of Wight Co., d. 24 Mar 1979, Suffolk, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 26 Mar 1979, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Sun., Mar. 25, 1979, p. 20; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 60, No. 13, Wed., Mar. 29, 1979, p. 13 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 

He shares a gravestone with his maternal aunt Leonard Madoline UZZELL; 
   a photo of it is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104876413 &c. 

Neither on: 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

His parents, Mills Thomas Jr. & Dorothy Virginia (UZZELL) BARRETT, 
   & both sets of grandparents are also buried there. 

D.Cert. 79-009495 

Thomas 1m. c1938 Virginia May JONES.  Divorced in 1974, he 2m. 16 Dec 1977 
   widower Grover Junior (MORRIS GRAY) MATHEWS/MATTHEWS. 

His widow (1922 - 2007) was buried in Chesapeake. 
   (Find a Grave Memorial #233139494) 

His father's obit ("Smithfield Times," Oct. 10, 1990, p. 6) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b630m22o.txt 

A transcript of his death certificate (1416-1856) posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/vitals/deaths/b630m1dc.txt 

His mother's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Smithfield Times," May 1975) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b630d3ob.txt 


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