Date of birth: 24 Jun 1917
Date of death: 10 Feb 1996
Modena Cargill Howard Barrett
Funeral services for Mrs. Modena Cargill Howard Barrett, 78, of Lexington were held Monday, February 12 at 3:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Lexington. Dr. Linda Naef officiated. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lexington with Southern Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Barrett died Saturday, February 10 of cancer at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.
She was a native of Holmes County and was a member of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. She was a graduate of Louisiana State University.
Mrs. Barrett was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Richard (Dick) Barrett.
Survivors include: sisters, Sara Howard Patton of Durant and Ann Howard Jackson of Kosciusko and Bay St. Louis; four nieces and five nephews.
Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church or the American Cancer Society.
The Holmes County Herald – Lexington, MS
February 15, 1996, Vol. 38, No. 7,Pg. 2
Parents
John McMullen Howard
1862-1941
Modena Lowry Cargill Howard
1894-1979
Siblings
Sara McMullen Howard Patton
1991-2002
Martha Ann Howard Jackson
1925-2008
Spouse
Thomas Richard "Dick" Barrett
1912–1980
Birth: 24 Jun 1917 - Holmes Co., MS
Death: 10 Feb 1996 - Jackson, Hinds Co., MS
The Holmes County Herald Page 2
Lexington, MS
February 15, 1996
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