Advertisement

Betty Ann <I>Hixson</I> Barrett

Advertisement

Betty Ann Hixson Barrett

Birth
Bertrand, Mississippi County, Missouri, USA
Death
18 Apr 2009 (aged 82)
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Daughter of Bernard Evan Hixson (name verified by his own WWI Draft Card signature) and Willie Francis Harrison

Per contributor MaryK: Betty's maiden name, correctly spelled, was Hixon (without the "S").

Update on 6 Apr 2015 - Per contributor Alana Morgan, Hixson is the correct spelling and she provided the below obituary (source unknown).

Betty Ann Hixson Barrett died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga.

She was born Feb. 27, 1927, at Bertrand, Mo. After her mother died in 1929, she was raised by her Aunt Hallie and Uncle Dan Hamill in Hixson, where she spent most of the rest of her life. She was proud to be a descendent of the Hixson's who helped settle that part of Hamilton County. She was a graduate of Berea College. Trained as a teacher, she taught 5th Grade for several years at Lupton City and Ganns-Middle Valley Schools. She was married to Stanton H. Barrett Jr., for over 36 years prior to his death in 1987. She dedicated herself to the upbringing and education of her four children, and later to the nurture of her five grandchildren. She passed on her lifelong love of learning to her family and to many others through her stewardship of the library at the 2nd Presbyterian Church, where she was an active member from the time of her marriage.

She cared deeply about her community, shown notably in her participation in the Guardians of North Chickamauga Creek, and in the campaign to retain the traditional name ("designation"?) for the Hixson Post Office. She was an avid follower of politics at the national level, and an active member of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

She was predeceased by her parents, Willie and Bernard Evans Hixson; husband, Stanton H. Barrett Jr., and siblings, B.E. Hixson, Francis Couch, and Nota Lassiter.

She is survived by her children, 2 daughters, and 2 sons; grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m.. on Tuesday, April 21, at the 2nd Presbyterian Church, 7th and Pine.

Interment will follow in Hixson Cemetery.

Those wishing to make a donation in lieu of flowers are invited to contribute to the library fund at 2nd Presbyterian Church.
Daughter of Bernard Evan Hixson (name verified by his own WWI Draft Card signature) and Willie Francis Harrison

Per contributor MaryK: Betty's maiden name, correctly spelled, was Hixon (without the "S").

Update on 6 Apr 2015 - Per contributor Alana Morgan, Hixson is the correct spelling and she provided the below obituary (source unknown).

Betty Ann Hixson Barrett died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga.

She was born Feb. 27, 1927, at Bertrand, Mo. After her mother died in 1929, she was raised by her Aunt Hallie and Uncle Dan Hamill in Hixson, where she spent most of the rest of her life. She was proud to be a descendent of the Hixson's who helped settle that part of Hamilton County. She was a graduate of Berea College. Trained as a teacher, she taught 5th Grade for several years at Lupton City and Ganns-Middle Valley Schools. She was married to Stanton H. Barrett Jr., for over 36 years prior to his death in 1987. She dedicated herself to the upbringing and education of her four children, and later to the nurture of her five grandchildren. She passed on her lifelong love of learning to her family and to many others through her stewardship of the library at the 2nd Presbyterian Church, where she was an active member from the time of her marriage.

She cared deeply about her community, shown notably in her participation in the Guardians of North Chickamauga Creek, and in the campaign to retain the traditional name ("designation"?) for the Hixson Post Office. She was an avid follower of politics at the national level, and an active member of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

She was predeceased by her parents, Willie and Bernard Evans Hixson; husband, Stanton H. Barrett Jr., and siblings, B.E. Hixson, Francis Couch, and Nota Lassiter.

She is survived by her children, 2 daughters, and 2 sons; grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m.. on Tuesday, April 21, at the 2nd Presbyterian Church, 7th and Pine.

Interment will follow in Hixson Cemetery.

Those wishing to make a donation in lieu of flowers are invited to contribute to the library fund at 2nd Presbyterian Church.

Inscription

Dec 17,1950



Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement