Robert Morris Barrett

ROBERT BARRETT MUSCATINE, Iowa - Robert Morris Barrett, 72, of Muscatine, died Sunday, September 12, 2010, at his home. Funeral Service will be 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at the Austin Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Burial will take place in Bellefontaine Cemetery in Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Visitation will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Muscatine Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Robert was born on April 11, 1938, in Evansville, Indiana, the son of Dr. Robert and Bertha Thomas Barrett. He married LaRita Jones on March 8, 1961. She preceded him in death on September 12, 2005. He served in the US Army as a helicopter mechanic. He has been a resident of Muscatine for 25 years. He worked at Grain Processing Corporation in the Quality Control Department retiring in 2005. He was a ham radio operator; he liked to play guitar and the keyboard and loved music. He also enjoyed golf. Those left to honor his memory include two daughters, Donna L. Becker of Evansville, Indiana, and Sandra F. Barrett of Eldridge; and ...[more]

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grandson, Justin Becker of Evansville, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife.