OBITUARY: Jack Barnett

Longtime Littleton resident, Jack Barnett passed into eternity on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014.

Jack was born to Lillian and Rotchel (Dutch) Barnett on March 6, 1924, in Grayson. Jack was the second of three brothers, born between James, the oldest and Raymond (Pete), the youngest.

Jack joined the Marine Corps at 17 and fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He earned the rank of Corporal and was a rifle marksman. He fought on Sai Pan, Tinian and Iwo Jima, where he was wounded. He received a Purple Heart for being wounded in combat.

Jack moved to Colorado and married Isabelle Ingram on Sept. 23, 1949. He worked as a carpenter, a construction superintendent and eventually ran/owned a successful industrial construction company for many years. Jack was a long time member or Littleton Christian/Valley View Christian Church.

After retirement, Jack spent many summers with Isabelle and various visitors on their houseboat on the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. In his later years, he enjoyed visiting with his grandchildren, offering words of wisdom and sitting in the sunshine.

Jack is survived by his wife, Isabelle; sons, Mike (Susan) of Phoenix, Ariz., and Jeff (Cheryl) of Littleton, Colo., and daughter, Becky, also of Littleton. He is also survived by five grandchildren, Keith, Katy, Brenden, Ian and Amy, and also several nieces and nephews.

Visitation was 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at Horan & McConaty Funeral Service and Cremation in Lakewood, Colo. Funeral services were 11 a.m. Saturday at Littleton Cemetery in Littleton, Colo.