Earl Barrett

January 7, 1931 - February 20, 2021

Earl Lee Barrett, age 90, of Versailles, Missouri, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Monterey Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Independence, Missouri. He was born January 7, 1931 in Kearney, Nebraska, a son of Pete and Ethelynn Faye (Kersley) Barrett. In 1970, he was united in marriage to Eunice Breen. Together they shared forty-six years of marriage before her passing on April 21, 2016. He was also preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Barbara Hoover. Survivors include his children, Ed McNeil and wife Nancy of Gladstone, Missouri and Jane Cook and husband Wess of Kansas City, Missouri; four grandchildren, Craig Cook and wife Kellie, Tabitha Hounschell and husband Sky, Natalie McNeil and Tanner McNeill; seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Kate Lemmons of Odessa, Missouri; a brother, Tom Barrett and wife Mary of Overland Park, Kansas and a host of other relatives and friends. Earl was raised in Kansas and was a graduate of La Cygne High School in the class of 1949. He served his country proudly in the United States Navy during the Korean War. After being honorably discharged in 1954, he began a long career with Bendix Corporation which later became known as Honeywell Industries. In 1983, he retired to Versailles, Missouri. He enjoyed trap shooting, watching all sports and reading. In 1994, he received a private pilot’s license and flying became his great love. He was a member of the Ace in the Hole Flying Club. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles. Burial with military honors will follow in Versailles Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Honor Flight Network. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.