Barrett obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Barrett, Barney Bruce     15 Jul 2008    Aug 2008    Jerry Nelson
Barrett, Lionel E.        26 May 2010    May 2010    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  7/15/2008

BARRETT, BARNEY BRUCE
Services celebrating the life of Barney Barrett will be held at Rabenhorst
Funeral Home, 825 Government St., in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, July 15.
Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. followed by a 10 a.m. service conducted by
the Rev. Steve Berger. On Oct. 17, 1928, Barney was born to John Thurlow
Barrett III and Mabel Hobbs Barrett, in Hammond. After graduating from
Hammond High School, he attended Southeastern Louisiana State College where
he was a member of Kappa Delta Tau fraternity. In 1950, he enlisted in the
U.S. Marine Corps for the Korean War with a military occupational specialty
in intelligence. While serving he received the Korean Service Medal with
three stars, the U.N. Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
After an honorable discharge, he attended LSU and received a degree in
geology. He worked for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
in Baton Rouge from 1961-1981 and was one of the original staff at the
department's marine laboratory at Grand Terre Island. Barney was among the
first scientists in the state who understood the close linkages between the
vast expanse of the Louisiana coastal marsh and the state's high fisheries
productivity. An expert in coastal processes and estuarine ecology, he
initiated a hydrographic monitoring program for use in marine fisheries
management. Barney's theory and model for relating coastal environmental
conditions to fisheries production is still used to manage shrimp seasons
in Louisiana, and has been modified for use worldwide. His descriptions of
the relationships between the physical condition of the coast and its
fisheries are contained in classic books and professional reports that
underpinned the early development of the state's coastal protection
program. Barney's professional contributions led to his service as a member
of numerous committees of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
between 1963 and 1995. Barney mentored at least 100 coastal and marine
scientists, and befriended many more. Many of the people he mentored have
moved on to management positions across the Gulf Coast. Barney will be
remembered by his family and friends as a generous and honorable man, a
mentor, an avid golfer and a larger than life legend. He is survived by his
sister-in-law, Joe Alice Matheny Barrett, of Wilmington, N.C.; two nieces,
Susan Barrett Smith, of New Orleans and Catherine Barrett Long, of Corona,
Calif.; a nephew, John Barrett, of Durham, N.C.; and three great-nieces.
His extended family includes Virginia Burkett, Lisa Westfall, Johnny
Haydel, Jan Bowman, Tim Morrison, Amy Tate and Jacqui Birkett. He was
preceded in death by his brother, Barrie P. Barrett. Many heartfelt thanks
to the employees and residents of Sunrise Assisted Living of Baton Rouge,
his friend, Mr. Jim Broyles and oncologist Dr. Derrick Spell. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be made to the Louisiana Wildlife Federation for
Coastal Restoration, P.O. Box 65239, Audubon Station, Baton Rouge, LA
70896-5239, http://www.lawildlife fed.org or to Trinity Hospice Foundation,
2506-B.E. 21st St., Tulsa OK 74114-1706,
http://www.trinityhospicefoundation.org.  

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  5/26/2010

BARRETT, LIONEL E. "JOE"
Lionel E. "Joe" Barrett, 85, a native of Wilson and a resident of 
Ponchatoula, died Monday, May 24, 2010, at North Oaks Medical Center, 
Hammond. He was born Aug. 14, 1924, in Jena, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. 
A.E. Barrett. Mr. Barrett was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a 
member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3784, Baton Rouge. He also was a 
member of Pine Grove Masonic Lodge 288, Ponchatoula, and the Masonic lodge 
in Wilson. Surviving are his wife of 55 years, June Corbin Barrett; 
daughter, Kim Justice and her husband, Buddy; son, Keith Barrett and his 
wife, Kari; four grandchildren, Tiffany Barrett, Emily Barrett, Evan 
Barrett and Kevin Justice; two great-grandchildren, Tegan and Braedyn; and 
numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his brothers, Eudie 
Massey and Jeff Barrett; and sisters, Thelma Carruth and Marjorie Miller. 
Friends will be received at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, 
Thursday, May 27, from 9 a.m. until chapel service at 11 a.m., conducted by
the Rev. Charles Bigner and the Rev. Eric Hattaway. Interment in Sand Hill 
cemetery, Ponchatoula. The pallbearers for the service will be Willie 
Carruth, Ancil Carruth, Geoffrey Barrett, Bobby Blanchard Sr., Jerry 
Blanchard and Jim Verlander. An online guest book is available at 
www.harrymckneely.com.

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