Funeral services for Ray Ladell Barrett, 79, of Cairo, GA, are on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at Pine Level Baptist Church, Cairo, GA. Private interment will be in Pine Level Baptist Church Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Barrett passed away at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, on Saturday, December 19, 2020.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ray's Sunday School Class members.
Mr. Barrett was born on May 5, 1941, in Cairo, GA, to the late Emory Barrett and Imogene Miller Barrett. Ray graduated Cairo High School in 1959 and joined the United States Air Force to serve from 1961-1965. During the 1970's and 1980's, he was a maintenance supervisor for Pan Am at numerous satellite tracing stations including Antigua and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. While working in the Seychelles, he traveled extensively in South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique. He also farmed for several years and worked as an electrician and air condition specialist. He was a Deacon and Sunday School teacher at Pine Level Baptist Church. After retirement, he enjoyed gardening, working with his hands, and enjoying his family, especially his great-grandchildren.
Survivors include: his wife of Cairo, GA (DOM June 23, 1996); two sons and their wives of Whigham, GA; 4 grandchildren and three grandchildren in law of Cairo, GA and Whigham, GA; 4 great-grandchildren of Cairo, GA and Whigham, GA; a brother of Atlanta, GA; a sister and brother in law of Tifton, GA; and a host of nieces, nephews, and extended family.
He was preceded in death by: parents; sister, Karen Harrison; and a brother, Eldon Barrett.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mr. Barrett's memory to: Pine Level Baptist Church Building Fund, 298 Pine Level Road, Cairo, GA 39827.
Published on Clark Funeral Home of Cairo, GA web site.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ray's Sunday School Class members.
Mr. Barrett was born on May 5, 1941, in Cairo, GA, to the late Emory Barrett and Imogene Miller Barrett. Ray graduated Cairo High School in 1959 and joined the United States Air Force to serve from 1961-1965. During the 1970's and 1980's, he was a maintenance supervisor for Pan Am at numerous satellite tracing stations including Antigua and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. While working in the Seychelles, he traveled extensively in South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique. He also farmed for several years and worked as an electrician and air condition specialist. He was a Deacon and Sunday School teacher at Pine Level Baptist Church. After retirement, he enjoyed gardening, working with his hands, and enjoying his family, especially his great-grandchildren.
Survivors include: his wife of Cairo, GA (DOM June 23, 1996); two sons and their wives of Whigham, GA; 4 grandchildren and three grandchildren in law of Cairo, GA and Whigham, GA; 4 great-grandchildren of Cairo, GA and Whigham, GA; a brother of Atlanta, GA; a sister and brother in law of Tifton, GA; and a host of nieces, nephews, and extended family.
He was preceded in death by: parents; sister, Karen Harrison; and a brother, Eldon Barrett.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mr. Barrett's memory to: Pine Level Baptist Church Building Fund, 298 Pine Level Road, Cairo, GA 39827.
Published on Clark Funeral Home of Cairo, GA web site.
Funeral services for Ray Ladell Barrett, 79, of Cairo, GA, are on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at Pine Level Baptist Church, Cairo, GA. Private interment will be in Pine Level Baptist Church Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Barrett passed away at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, on Saturday, December 19, 2020.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ray's Sunday School Class members.
Mr. Barrett was born on May 5, 1941, in Cairo, GA, to the late Emory Barrett and Imogene Miller Barrett. Ray graduated Cairo High School in 1959 and joined the United States Air Force to serve from 1961-1965. During the 1970's and 1980's, he was a maintenance supervisor for Pan Am at numerous satellite tracing stations including Antigua and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. While working in the Seychelles, he traveled extensively in South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique. He also farmed for several years and worked as an electrician and air condition specialist. He was a Deacon and Sunday School teacher at Pine Level Baptist Church. After retirement, he enjoyed gardening, working with his hands, and enjoying his family, especially his great-grandchildren.
Survivors include: his wife of Cairo, GA (DOM June 23, 1996); two sons and their wives of Whigham, GA; 4 grandchildren and three grandchildren in law of Cairo, GA and Whigham, GA; 4 great-grandchildren of Cairo, GA and Whigham, GA; a brother of Atlanta, GA; a sister and brother in law of Tifton, GA; and a host of nieces, nephews, and extended family.
He was preceded in death by: parents; sister, Karen Harrison; and a brother, Eldon Barrett.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mr. Barrett's memory to: Pine Level Baptist Church Building Fund, 298 Pine Level Road, Cairo, GA 39827.
Published on Clark Funeral Home of Cairo, GA web site.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ray's Sunday School Class members.
Mr. Barrett was born on May 5, 1941, in Cairo, GA, to the late Emory Barrett and Imogene Miller Barrett. Ray graduated Cairo High School in 1959 and joined the United States Air Force to serve from 1961-1965. During the 1970's and 1980's, he was a maintenance supervisor for Pan Am at numerous satellite tracing stations including Antigua and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. While working in the Seychelles, he traveled extensively in South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique. He also farmed for several years and worked as an electrician and air condition specialist. He was a Deacon and Sunday School teacher at Pine Level Baptist Church. After retirement, he enjoyed gardening, working with his hands, and enjoying his family, especially his great-grandchildren.
Survivors include: his wife of Cairo, GA (DOM June 23, 1996); two sons and their wives of Whigham, GA; 4 grandchildren and three grandchildren in law of Cairo, GA and Whigham, GA; 4 great-grandchildren of Cairo, GA and Whigham, GA; a brother of Atlanta, GA; a sister and brother in law of Tifton, GA; and a host of nieces, nephews, and extended family.
He was preceded in death by: parents; sister, Karen Harrison; and a brother, Eldon Barrett.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mr. Barrett's memory to: Pine Level Baptist Church Building Fund, 298 Pine Level Road, Cairo, GA 39827.
Published on Clark Funeral Home of Cairo, GA web site.
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