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Submitted: 9/6/15 • Approved: 8/9/22 • Last Updated: 8/12/22 • R104378-G104376-S3
Robert - March 6, 1913 - November 8, 1976
Evelyn - July 15, 1915 - April 23, 2011
Shreveport, Louisiana - Services for Evelyn Faulkner Barrett, 95, were held at Barrett Cemetery in Bernice, Louisiana April 26, 2011. Evelyn was born to Lee Faulkner and Emma Thaxton Faulkner July 15, 1915 in Bernice, Louisiana and died April 23, 2011. She married Robert Odell Barrett, the love of her life, 1939. In 1940 she and her husband opened Barrett's Grocery, which served the Springhill-Cullen area for over fifty years. She was a strong, hard-working lady who put people at ease. She was "Miss Evelyn" to all who knew and loved her. She is survived by son Robert L Barrett, M D and wife Jeanie; daughter Merry Evelyn Barrett Berry and husband Ron of Shreveport, Louisiana. Grandchildren Ross Pryor Barrett and wife Allison of Shreveport; Seth Morton Barrett and wife Julie of Houston, Texas; Lee White Barrett Wedeberg and husband Brad of Dallas, Texas; Catherine Ann Berry of Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Caroline Elizabeth Berry of Shreveport; and eight great grandchildren. The family wishes to thank the nurses and CNAs at the Glen, Hospice of Shreveport-Bossier, and a special thanks to Rosemary LaFargue and Sherry Campbell. Memorials may be made to Providence House, Broadmoor Baptist Mission Fund, or a charity of choice.
Contributed on 9/6/15 by debbraszymanski
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