Juanita Edna Terrell Barrett

Obituary

Juanita Edna Terrell Barrett, died on Sunday, July 21, 2002. She moved to Macon in 1998 from Fort Myers, Florida.

Mrs. Barrett was born near Carnegie, Caddo County, Oklahoma, November 2, 1911. She was the daughter of Robert Lee Terrell and Leona Cotter, pioneering families of the state. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Robert William Terrell, and two sisters, Viola Terrell Schomp Parker, and Mildred Terrell Morin.

She married Mr. Barrett in Oklahoma City on June 9, 1934, and for a time, lived in Heber Springs. The family moved to Fort Myers, Florida, in 1949, where they opened an IGA Supermarket near Fort Myers Beach in the lona Community for 20 years, from which they retired in 1967.

The Barretts were members of the First Methodist Church in Fort Myers. They were among founding members of the Welcome Class and were assistants at The Thrift Shop operated by the church. Mrs. Barrett lived a gentle, kind, industrious Christian life and spent much time studying and enhancing her faith.

Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law Phyllis and Ron Brown, Fayetteville, GA; Anne and Tilmon Chamlee, Milledgeville, GA: two grandchildren Katherine Anne Chamlee, New Orleans, LA, and Alan Barrett Chamlee, wife Beth, and great granddaughter, Meghan Lynn Chamlee of Macon, GA. Also nieces and nephews Barbara Kirby, Stafford, VA; Sharlene Hamel, Fort Myers, FL; Brett Morin, Lutz, FL; Craig Morin, Houston, TX; and Janis M. Box, Oklahoma City; and sister-in-law Mary Ward, Tulsa, OK; a number of loving cousins and friends.

Harts Mortuary is handling arrangements with a memorial service to be held at Harvey-Englehardt-Mesz Funeral Home, 1600 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers, Florida, following interment at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens, date and time to be announced. The family can be reached at the Chamlee residence.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 2466 First Street, Fort Myers, Florida 33901, or donor's choice.