Age 89, Lawton - Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday in the First Baptist Church with Dr. William F. Watkins officiating. Mr. Barnett died Wednesday in a Lawton care center. Private family burial with military honors will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. He was born February 11, 1920 in Lepanto, Arkansas, to Tom and Myrtle Barnett. He grew up in the Cushman and Leachville, Arkansas, areas. Je joined the Army in 1938 and served at Fort Sill until his discharge in 1941. He then went to work as a civilian at the Post Ordinance Small Arms Shop. He returned to military service in 1943 and served in the Air Force until December of 1945. He then returned to his job at the Small Arms Shop and retired in 1977 as Production Control Manager for the Maintenance Division of DOI. He married Betty Jean Shiflett in Fletcher, Oklahoma, on September 8, 1946. He received many awards during his career, one of which was presented to him by President Johnson at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. He was employed as a consultant for Lockheed for several years following his retirement from service. He was an avid sports fan for Lawton High School, Cameron University and Oklahoma State University. He was an active member of First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, of the home; three children and their spouses, Greg and Freddie Jo Barnett, Edmond, Oklahoma, Marcia and Dr. Tim Boersma, Tyler, Texas, and Patti and Kevin Junghanns, Medford, Oklahoma; eight grandchildren, Brad and Melissa Barnett and Jeff and Traci Barnett, all of Edmond, Oklahoma, Stacy and Derick Hutchins, Allen, Texas, Lori and Josh Knight and Jamie Boersma, all of Tyler, Texas, Michael Matt and Kendra League, Stillwater, Oklahoma; nine great grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Ashtynn Barnett, Edmond, Oklahoma, Mason, Parker, Garrett and Holland Hutchins, Allen, Texas, and Hunter, Ann and Preston Knight, Tyler, Texas; a brother Claude Earl Barnett, Monette, Arkansas. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 3555 NW 58th Street, Suite 220, Oklahoma City OK 73112 or to the First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1409, Lawton OK 73502. The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.