Sussex-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Barrett, D. Paul, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ DAVID PAUL BARRETT Barrett, David Paul, 86, a resident of Wakefield, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Born on August 1, 1923 in Southampton County, he was the son of David Salathial [sic; Salathiel] and Daisy Britt Barrett. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Pattie Newton Barrett. Paul attended Waverly United Methodist Church. He was a hard-working man who was a loving husband and devoted father. He is survived by his son, Douglas B. Barrett of Midlothian; and his grandson, Christopher M. Barrett of Wakefield. He was also predeceased by his son, David Paul Barrett, Jr.; his siblings, Lena Barrett Newton, George McCauley Barrett and Eugene S. Barrett. A funeral service will be held on Thursday December 3, 2009, 11 a.m., J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home in Wakefield, with Rev. Connie Gibbs-Morriss officiating. Burial will follow in the Wakefield Cemetery and the family will then hold a reception in the Wakefield United Methodist Church fellowship hall. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family strongly suggest memorial donations be made to the Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department, 155 Fleetwood Ave., Wakefield, Va., 23888, or to Waverly Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 583, Waverly, Va., 23890. David Paul BARRETT, of Wakefield, b. 1 Aug 1923, Southampton Co., d. 1 Dec 2009, Colonial Heights, interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 3 Dec 2009, donated obit, publication unknown *Wakefield list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt His wife's obits ("Daily Press," Feb. 18, 2009, p. A-6, & donated) are posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b630p3ob.txt His parents are buried in Waverly Cemetery. (Find a Grave Mem. #128162451) Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b630p5ob.txt