Lewis Emerson Barrett Obituary (1920 - 2014)

Lewis Emerson Barrett, 93, of Bloomington, died at 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at McLean County Nursing Home, Normal.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington. Interment will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.He was born July 29, 1920 in Lexington, IL, son of Frank and Beulah Hiser Barrett. He married Jeanette Dietz on February 6, 1948 in Chicago.Surviving are his wife, Jeanette, of Bloomington; three children, Robert (JoAnn) Barrett of Ponte Vedra, FL, Kathleen (William) Kenny of Keswick, VA and Shirley (David) Wilson of Bloomington; six grandchildren, Matthew Barrett of Gainesville, FL, Alexandra Barrett of Tallahassee, FL, Barrett Kenny of Richmond, VA, Casey Kenny of Chicago, Jenny (Joseph) Yoder of Normal and Lesley (Derek) Price of Woodstock, GA and two great-grandchildren, Claire and Hannah Yoder, both of Normal.He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother and one sister.Mr. Barrett attended Lexington schools and is a graduate of Lexington High School.He is a United States WWII Army Veteran.Mr. Barrett worked for Beichs Candy Company for 25 years as a candy maker.He was a wonderful husband and father, an outstanding grandpa and a very proud great-grandpa - his family meant so much to him. His family will greatly miss his sharing of his life-stories.The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff at the McLean County Nursing Home for their wonderful care they gave to Lewis.