Carol Jenkins Barnett obituary, Lakeland, FL

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CHARLES CANDLER SADLER

June 10, 2025

PUBLIX WAS ALWAYS A FAVORITE GROCERY STORE OF MY MOTHER WHEN WE LIVED IN FLORIDA. I REMEMBER MEETING GEORGE JENKINS THE FOUNDER OF PUBLIX AT JAMESTOWN PLACE THE FIRST PUBLIX SUPERSTORE IN ALTAMONTE SPRINGS. MRS. BARNETT DID A LOT OF GOOD FOR BILL AND ASA CANDLER.

Modesto L "Mo" Blanco

December 4, 2024

I Started with Publix in 1975 and became staff in 1990. Remember Carol to be young and pretty( with all do respect to Barney). She loved getting to know us at Publix events. Very nice lady. Grateful to have known her. RIP. Thoughts and prayers to the entire family

bob mangold

February 14, 2023

Carol you are so missed and loved..Enjoy paradise

Dr. Gerard Hubbell & Peggy

January 6, 2022

We are so very sorry and heart broken for the loss of Carol. God must have needed an Angel for a special task. Rest In Peace dear friend. We loved you and Mr. George, knowing you are together tonight. Prayers, blessings and comfort to the family. Oh, how we will miss you!!

Marjorie & Stewart Wilson

December 20, 2021

We are so very, very sorry for your loss.

Maria DiGrazia

December 14, 2021

My condolences to the family. Carol truly was a humanitarian and such a wonderful person. She always made you feel like you were the most important in the room. She will be greatly missed and her legacy will live on!

Pete Mowitt

December 13, 2021

My condolences to Barney and the boys, Howard, Ed and Charlie and the rest of the Jenkins/Barnett families. Such a wonderful human being that gave back so much. She will be missed.

Greg and Pam Miller

December 12, 2021

Carol was a special lady, our thoughts and prayers are with the family

Linda Foote

December 12, 2021

The Lakeland community is better because of the contributions of this great lady.

The Gieschen Family

December 12, 2021

Our thoughts and prayers are with are with her entire family. She truly made a difference for so many people. RIP Carol.

Maria Toledo

December 11, 2021

Sending prayers for the family

Bill Slevin

December 11, 2021

My Condolences to The Barnett and Jenkins Family.
I remember a few conversations with her over the years and she always wanted to know my Publix story and my encounters with her father. I was texting one of my Mentors after the Ceremony and said after this many years growing up Publix and respecting the Jenkins family , it´s kinda like saying good bye to a family member. Rest In Peace Dear Carol.

Gary and Janice Harvey

December 11, 2021

Sending prayers to family

Louisa Naylor

December 11, 2021

We strive each day to be the light to carry on your legacy .
A Publix team member.

Mary Ann Daugherty

December 11, 2021

My deepest condolences to your family, you did so much for the community and carrying on with your dad started. You will be missed by so many but every day we can look around at the wonderful things you left behind that reminds us what a beautiful person you were. RIP

Louise Curtis

December 11, 2021

Prayers for your family. May you Rest In Peace Carol.

Jolynn Atherton

December 11, 2021

What an incredible woman and such an inspiration. I have always been in awe of this beautiful person and her wonderful family. Her legacy will love on in so many ways

Cory Winningham

December 11, 2021

Condolences to the Barnett and Jenkins family...we are saddened by the loss of such an inspirational person..RIP Carol. Your kindness, goodness and passion will continue on for decades as a tribute to the wonderful person you are..

Lee Reynolds

December 11, 2021

We are so saddened to hear of Carols passing. May God, family, and friends carry you to a place of peace.

Dottie Fauerbach

December 11, 2021

My thoughts and prayers are with the entire family. I was very lucky, as were so many, to meet her and to see all the good she has done for the Publix family.

Bill McClain

December 11, 2021

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. She was a wonderful giving person that touched so many lives.

Greg & Christina Gordon

December 11, 2021

So sorry for your loss, our deepest condolences.

Dianne Mazzola

December 10, 2021

Our thoughts and prayers to her family god bless

Wilbanks Floyd

December 10, 2021

Barney and family I'm so sorry for your loss.R.I.P.

Chris Bradford

December 10, 2021

Prayers to Carol's family. You will always be remembered in our family. May your legacy live on. Tell Me George hello from down here.

Dana & Victor Miller

December 10, 2021

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Debby Kalliokoski

December 10, 2021

I am so sorry to hear about Carol. I feel so blessed to have gotten to know Barney and Carol via United Way before moving to Augusta, Georgia. My prayers are going out for Barney and the boys.

Modesto L Blanco

December 10, 2021

Thoughts and prayers to Barney and the Jenkins family . My deepest condolences. Had the pleasure to meet her and her kindness was more than displayed in the way she treated people. May she RIP

Liz and Danny Cruz

December 10, 2021

Your Publix family will miss you!

Alan Veith

December 10, 2021

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am in a thousand winds that blow
I am the softly falling snow
I am the gentle showers of rain
I am the field of ripening grain
I am in the morning hush
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight
I am the star shine of the night
I am in the flowers that bloom
I am in a quiet room
I am in the birds that sing
I am in each lovely thing
Do not stand at my grave and cry
I am not there I do not die
Publix was a better place because of Carol

The Magees

December 10, 2021

Love and prayers

Jordan and Sharon klarfeld

December 10, 2021

God gained a very special Angel. RIP

Candace Mann

December 10, 2021

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Ron and Barbara Losch

December 10, 2021

God bless Carol, taken way to soon, but she did more in her short lifetime than most of us.
May God wrap his loving arms around the family, and help them through this difficult time.
No one could have treated Barb and I as nice as Carol, and Barney. I will always remember her kindness.
RIP Carol.
Love,
Ron and Barb.

June Baumhardt

December 10, 2021

Thank you for everything you did for Publix, Rest In Peace

Jay Thompson

December 10, 2021

Appreciation visit back in the 80´s, she did something special for our store 383, never forgot her and admired her

Kenny Campbell

December 10, 2021

Carol, You will be Greatly missed by all those that knew you.
Truly a Legend and Inspiration to so many individuals.
Like Mr George, Your Legacy and Generosity will Forever be remembered and will Inspire Future Generations.
Rest In Peace Carol

Heidi Schmutzler

December 10, 2021

My condolences to the family.

Gladys Rouleau

December 10, 2021

Praying for the Barnett and Jenkins families doing their time of grief. The legacy of giving is alive and well in Publix and in many who have retired from Publix. Thanks for all that Carol did to establish effective giving guidelines which continue to be upheld. Thanks for the many years of service of those in the Barnett and Jenkins families. You are loved and our hearts go out to you at this time.

David Williamson

December 10, 2021

Thank you for your taking care and being a part of a great family company. You help provide a great life for me. You also helped so many with your charity giving. I pray you´re now in heaven rejoicing and Praising Jesus. May God comfort your family and friends and the thousands of lives you touched.

Marshall Smith

December 10, 2021

Prayers heading out to family & friends !!! Carol left this earth way too soon ! But she left a legacy that will last MANY years to come ! RIP Carol !!!

Donna and Jose Rodriguez

December 10, 2021

I´m so sorry for your loss. Your family built a great company that we had the pleasure of working each over 30 years.

Johnnie Walker

December 10, 2021

Honored to have had the opportunity to have had conversation with such an incredible woman. May your legacy continue on as your father's has. Thoughts and prayers to all who are grieving your passing.

Bob Mangold

December 10, 2021

God Bless the Barnett and Jenkins families. Carol you were such a bright star in everything you accomplished in your lifetime. You are such a beautiful person inside and out and we all loved you and you were such an inspiration to so many of us. We all thank you for your generosity and for helping so many thousands. Soar high Angel.

Richard &. Josephine Cabell

December 10, 2021

May you have the strength and courage to bear the loss of your wife Carol, our deepest sympathies to you and your family

Heath Funeral Chapel & Crematory

Posted event

December 9, 2021

Dec

11

Service

11:00 a.m.

72 Lake Morton Drive, Lakeland, FL 33801

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