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Thomas Alton Barnette

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Thomas Alton Barnette

Birth
Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA
Death
29 Oct 2020 (aged 73)
Greeleyville, Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Russellville, Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Thomas Alton Barnette, 73, of Greeleyville, SC, formerly of Bonneau, a retired Chief of Police for the Town of Bonneau, died Thursday morning at his residence.

His memorial service will be 6:00 PM Thursday evening, November 5, 2020, in the Harristown Road Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at the church from 4:30 PM until the hour of service on Thursday according to Dial-Murray Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials be made to the Waters Edge Great Dane Rescue, PO Box 712, Bonneau, SC 29431.

Mr. Barnette was born January 23, 1947, in Moncks Corner, SC, a son of Thomas Edward Barnette and Elizabeth Wright Barnette. He was a former barber at Crosby's Barber Shop in Charleston, and he was also a former police officer for the Charleston City Police Department. Prior to his final career serving as Chief of Police in Bonneau, Mr. Barnette was a truck driver for the Charlotte Observer. He enjoyed cooking and reading Western novels, but he especially loved raising his goats, horseback riding, and hunting. Mr. Barnette was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Thornberry, and a brother, Allen Barnette.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Wilson Barnette; a son, Thomas J. "A.J." Barnette of Macedonia; and two grandchildren, Harper and Kayson.
Thomas Alton Barnette, 73, of Greeleyville, SC, formerly of Bonneau, a retired Chief of Police for the Town of Bonneau, died Thursday morning at his residence.

His memorial service will be 6:00 PM Thursday evening, November 5, 2020, in the Harristown Road Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at the church from 4:30 PM until the hour of service on Thursday according to Dial-Murray Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials be made to the Waters Edge Great Dane Rescue, PO Box 712, Bonneau, SC 29431.

Mr. Barnette was born January 23, 1947, in Moncks Corner, SC, a son of Thomas Edward Barnette and Elizabeth Wright Barnette. He was a former barber at Crosby's Barber Shop in Charleston, and he was also a former police officer for the Charleston City Police Department. Prior to his final career serving as Chief of Police in Bonneau, Mr. Barnette was a truck driver for the Charlotte Observer. He enjoyed cooking and reading Western novels, but he especially loved raising his goats, horseback riding, and hunting. Mr. Barnette was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Thornberry, and a brother, Allen Barnette.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Wilson Barnette; a son, Thomas J. "A.J." Barnette of Macedonia; and two grandchildren, Harper and Kayson.


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  • Created by: Peggy
  • Added: Oct 31, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217864542/thomas_alton-barnette: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Alton Barnette (23 Jan 1947–29 Oct 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 217864542, citing Russellville Christian Church Cemetery, Russellville, Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Peggy (contributor 47606615).