Mr. Edgar Murl Barrett, 85, of Saline, MI went to be with his Lord in Harlingen, TX, after a long illness. He was born in Nevada County, Arkansas to William Carl and Addie Lee Barrett.
He married Laura Pauline Arnn on August 30, 1952 and settled in Saline. Since 1988, they enjoyed wintering in Harlingen, Texas. Ed enjoyed singing and playing bluegrass on his guitar, shooting pool, pitching horseshoes, woodworking, sight-seeing in his motor home, attending athletic and bluegrass events and various family and friend gatherings.
He was the sixth sibling of an Arkansas sharecropper's family. He enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940.
He joined the Army Air Corps in 1943 and his unit, the 345th Airdrome Squadron was stationed in the China, Burma, and India Theatre during World War II. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
After Mechanic Trade School in Kansas City, he worked as a car mechanic at various Ford Dealerships in Michigan. Later, as a diesel mechanic, he worked for Ford Motor Company in Rawsonville and then as a car mechanic at the Ford Dearborn Technology Center, retiring in 1986.
Survivors are two sons, Ron (Paula) Barrett of Macon, MI and Joe (Bonny) Barrett of Coloma, MI granddaughters, Hannah and Chelsea Barrett of Coloma, twin sister, Edna Spence of Arkansas, sisters Oletta Johnson of North Carolina, Juanita DeSpain of Arkansas, brothers Bob (Nilah) Barrett of North Carolina, Fred (Shirley) Barrett of Arkansas, sister-in-law, Sue Bankston of Alabama and more than fifty nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death are his wife Laura Pauline Arnn Barrett in 2003, parents and brothers, Walter Barrett, Othell Barrett and Woodrow Barrett.
Memorial services will were held on May 15, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church of Saline with Dr. James E. Tuttle officiating.
Source - AnnArbor.com dated April 27. 2010, edited.
He married Laura Pauline Arnn on August 30, 1952 and settled in Saline. Since 1988, they enjoyed wintering in Harlingen, Texas. Ed enjoyed singing and playing bluegrass on his guitar, shooting pool, pitching horseshoes, woodworking, sight-seeing in his motor home, attending athletic and bluegrass events and various family and friend gatherings.
He was the sixth sibling of an Arkansas sharecropper's family. He enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940.
He joined the Army Air Corps in 1943 and his unit, the 345th Airdrome Squadron was stationed in the China, Burma, and India Theatre during World War II. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
After Mechanic Trade School in Kansas City, he worked as a car mechanic at various Ford Dealerships in Michigan. Later, as a diesel mechanic, he worked for Ford Motor Company in Rawsonville and then as a car mechanic at the Ford Dearborn Technology Center, retiring in 1986.
Survivors are two sons, Ron (Paula) Barrett of Macon, MI and Joe (Bonny) Barrett of Coloma, MI granddaughters, Hannah and Chelsea Barrett of Coloma, twin sister, Edna Spence of Arkansas, sisters Oletta Johnson of North Carolina, Juanita DeSpain of Arkansas, brothers Bob (Nilah) Barrett of North Carolina, Fred (Shirley) Barrett of Arkansas, sister-in-law, Sue Bankston of Alabama and more than fifty nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death are his wife Laura Pauline Arnn Barrett in 2003, parents and brothers, Walter Barrett, Othell Barrett and Woodrow Barrett.
Memorial services will were held on May 15, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church of Saline with Dr. James E. Tuttle officiating.
Source - AnnArbor.com dated April 27. 2010, edited.
Mr. Edgar Murl Barrett, 85, of Saline, MI went to be with his Lord in Harlingen, TX, after a long illness. He was born in Nevada County, Arkansas to William Carl and Addie Lee Barrett.
He married Laura Pauline Arnn on August 30, 1952 and settled in Saline. Since 1988, they enjoyed wintering in Harlingen, Texas. Ed enjoyed singing and playing bluegrass on his guitar, shooting pool, pitching horseshoes, woodworking, sight-seeing in his motor home, attending athletic and bluegrass events and various family and friend gatherings.
He was the sixth sibling of an Arkansas sharecropper's family. He enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940.
He joined the Army Air Corps in 1943 and his unit, the 345th Airdrome Squadron was stationed in the China, Burma, and India Theatre during World War II. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
After Mechanic Trade School in Kansas City, he worked as a car mechanic at various Ford Dealerships in Michigan. Later, as a diesel mechanic, he worked for Ford Motor Company in Rawsonville and then as a car mechanic at the Ford Dearborn Technology Center, retiring in 1986.
Survivors are two sons, Ron (Paula) Barrett of Macon, MI and Joe (Bonny) Barrett of Coloma, MI granddaughters, Hannah and Chelsea Barrett of Coloma, twin sister, Edna Spence of Arkansas, sisters Oletta Johnson of North Carolina, Juanita DeSpain of Arkansas, brothers Bob (Nilah) Barrett of North Carolina, Fred (Shirley) Barrett of Arkansas, sister-in-law, Sue Bankston of Alabama and more than fifty nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death are his wife Laura Pauline Arnn Barrett in 2003, parents and brothers, Walter Barrett, Othell Barrett and Woodrow Barrett.
Memorial services will were held on May 15, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church of Saline with Dr. James E. Tuttle officiating.
Source - AnnArbor.com dated April 27. 2010, edited.
He married Laura Pauline Arnn on August 30, 1952 and settled in Saline. Since 1988, they enjoyed wintering in Harlingen, Texas. Ed enjoyed singing and playing bluegrass on his guitar, shooting pool, pitching horseshoes, woodworking, sight-seeing in his motor home, attending athletic and bluegrass events and various family and friend gatherings.
He was the sixth sibling of an Arkansas sharecropper's family. He enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940.
He joined the Army Air Corps in 1943 and his unit, the 345th Airdrome Squadron was stationed in the China, Burma, and India Theatre during World War II. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
After Mechanic Trade School in Kansas City, he worked as a car mechanic at various Ford Dealerships in Michigan. Later, as a diesel mechanic, he worked for Ford Motor Company in Rawsonville and then as a car mechanic at the Ford Dearborn Technology Center, retiring in 1986.
Survivors are two sons, Ron (Paula) Barrett of Macon, MI and Joe (Bonny) Barrett of Coloma, MI granddaughters, Hannah and Chelsea Barrett of Coloma, twin sister, Edna Spence of Arkansas, sisters Oletta Johnson of North Carolina, Juanita DeSpain of Arkansas, brothers Bob (Nilah) Barrett of North Carolina, Fred (Shirley) Barrett of Arkansas, sister-in-law, Sue Bankston of Alabama and more than fifty nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death are his wife Laura Pauline Arnn Barrett in 2003, parents and brothers, Walter Barrett, Othell Barrett and Woodrow Barrett.
Memorial services will were held on May 15, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church of Saline with Dr. James E. Tuttle officiating.
Source - AnnArbor.com dated April 27. 2010, edited.
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