October 1910; The Newton Record and Decatur Times

W. H. Barrett, one of the oldest and most influential citizens of this community died at his home near here Monday night. He was buried in the Decatur cemetery Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Barrett was a leader in the church work having joined the Methodist church when quite young. He will be sadly missed in this community. It can be said of him, one of the best and truest of men has gone to his reward.
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OBITUARY
On Monday, Oct. 3rd, 1910, the death angel took away the soul of Brother William Henry Barrett. Bro. Barrett was born in Elbert County, Georgia, April 22nd, 1841. He moved to Mississippi in the Spring of '57 or '58. He joined Capt. G. G. Flynt's Co. which was Co. D, 8th Miss, Reg. and was called into service in August 1861. They went to Enterprise, Miss., where the Reg. was organized, Capt. Flynt being elected Colonel. The Reg. after being drilled there went to Pensacola, Fla. He participated in the several battles in which the Reg. was engaged, until the Battle of Resaca, Ga., in May 1864 where he was so badly wounded that he was not in actual service during the balance of the war, but performed other duties. He was in the first battle of Murfreesboro, the Ky. campaign with Bragg, Perryville, Chicamauga, Missionary Ridge, the campaign around Chattanooga and the Georgia Campaign to Resaca, this briefly was his record as a soldier in the army of the Southern Confederacy. He was a soldier of the Cross and as brave and as true as ever put on the armor of Jesus Christ. Bro. Barrett united with the Methodist Church at Decatur just after the close of the war. He was elected Steward soon after which responsible office he held until four years ago when he gave it up on account of feeble health. He was absent only twice from quarterly conferences during a period of 30 years and then because of sickness. He was married to Miss L. E. Rowzee Dec. 21 1865. Ten children blessed this union, six of whom are still living, T. M. Barrett of Decatur, one of the leading farmers of the County, Rev. W. D. Barrett, a young preacher who has been attending Millsaps College, Miss T. L. Barrett of Decatur, Mrs. J. W. Chandler of Lawrence, Mrs. S. L. Guthrie of Steel, Scott County, and W. J. Gardner of Forest.
Bro. Barrett's wife died July 11, 1885, and he has gone over the way to meet her again. It is with sorrow that we write these few words in memory of so good a man. He was loved and respected by all who knew him, he chose that which was best in life, the way of the rightous. He is sadly missed in the community and there is his place in the church vacant but saddest of all the house is deprived of his presence but the Mansion which Jesus went to prepare for him is occupied and another star is in the Crown of our Savior. The voice of Bro. Barrett is silent to us but at his new home he is singing praise to the Lord of Lords. We pray our Heavenly Father to comfort the beloved children and pray they all have the same faith and hope their father had the pleasure of ...