INA PARKER BARRETT 1924-2016

Ina Parker Barrett, age 91, died peacefully on February 28, 2016, in the house she called home for ninety years, with members of her family at her bedside.
Ina was born on July14, 1924, to Lewis Walthall Parker and Ina Applewhite Parker and was one of five children, four of whom preceded her in death. She graduated from Cruger High School and briefly attended MSCW before going to work in the payroll department at the Greenwood Army Air Field in 1942. There she met the love of her life, James A. Barrett, Sr., who was training to be a pilot.
It must have been love at first sight as they were married and that love never dimmed until James' untimely death in 1994, the year of their fiftieth anniversary.
Ina is survived by four children, James A. Barrett, Jr. (Crissy); Eugene Parker Barrett (Melissa); Kay Barrett Daugherty (Jerry, deceased); and Sherry Barrett Schickling (Chet). In addition she has twelve grandchildren: Jay Barrett, Patton Barrett, Anna Pease, Chad Corley, Parker Barrett, Amanda Fondren, Andrew Moak, Alexander Moak, Bryan Daugherty, Barrett Daugherty, Paige Daugherty, and Chris Schickling, as well as eighteen great-grandchildren, one nephew, and four nieces.
Ina Barrett will be remembered for her devotion to her family, and for her thoughtfulness and kindness to others, especially through her card ministry which she maintained for many years.
Visitation will be at First Presbyterian Church in Greenwood, Mississippi, at 11a.m. on Wednesday, March 2 with the funeral service to follow at the church at 1p.m. Burial will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Pallbearers will her be grandsons and great-grandsons. They include Parker Barrett, Andrew Moak, Alexander Moak, Bryan Daugherty, Barrett Daugherty, Harris Fondren, Luke Fondren, and Jeff Fondren.
Memorials may be made to the James and Ina Barrett Memorial Library at First Presbyterian Church, French Camp, or a charity of the donor's choice. Wilson and Knight Funeral Home is in charge. Online guest book may be signed at www.wilsonandknight.com