William O. (Bill) Barnett
William O. (Bill) Barnett, 93, Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2003.
Bill was born June 28, 1910, on Bee Branch Creek near Hamlin, WV. He was the youngest of 10 children of the late John Anderson (America Salmon) Barnett.
He married the late Buelah Inez Burns Barnett on September 24, 1932 in Hamlin, WV.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his daughter Barbara Lou (Barnett) Shoemaker and his son William Junior Barnett.
He will be greatly missed by his children, Imogene (Walter) White of Rodney, Joyce Rogers of Gallipolis, Roger (Barbara) Barnett of Gallipolis, Larry (Carol) Barnett of Gallipolis, and daughter-in-law Ann Barnett of Crown City.
He was a special grandfather to his 17 grandchildren: Brenda (Songer) Haas, Debbie White, Billy Songer, Danny Songer, Steve Shoemaker, Mark White, Cindy (Shoemaker) Hunt, Lori (Songer) Bolsby, Mary (Rogers) Reidel, Daphene (Barnett) Lawrence, Brian Rogers, Andrea (Barnett) Stout, Ronnie Rogers, Bobby Rogers, Courtney (Barnett) Rogers, Kevin Barnett, and Nicholas Barnett.
He was a great-grandfather to 21 great-grandchildren: Kyle and Corey; Erick, Betty and Matthew; Joseph, Amber and Ashlee; Kimberly; Mikki; Cody; Andrew; Tobias, Ashley and Casey; Jessica, Alexandria and Katie; Jayden; Logan and Lacie.
He was a great-great-grandfather to 1 great great grandchild: Devon.
Visitation will be Sunday, July 20 from 5-7 p.m. at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, First Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio. Services will be Monday, July 21 at 11:00 a.m. at McCoy-Moore Funeral Home.
