French Bennett Barnett, Jr.

French Bennett Barnett Jr., 68, of Kingwood, WV, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024 at Preston Memorial Hospital. He was born December 26, 1955 in Grafton, son of the late French Bennett Barnett Sr. and Lula Catherine (Lewis) Barnett, who survives of Kingwood WV.

French was a graduate of Kingwood High School, where he was Mr. Football. He graduated from Fairmont State College with a Bachelors of Arts in Education. He worked as a coal miner for more than 40 years. French played four years of baseball and two years of football at Fairmont State. He was an avid Mountaineer sports fan, and played softball and coached softball for many years.  He loved to sing and spend time with his grandchildren.

French is survived by: his mother; his companion, Nancy Wolfe, of Kingwood; his son, TC Barnett (Jessica), of Columbus, OH; two daughters, La.Costa Devall, of Gallipolis, OH, Deborah Thorn, of Columbus, OH; eight grandchildren, Brantlee, Tyson, Rae’lyn, Jeremy (Amanda), Tyler, Zack, Emory, Timmie; one great grandchild, Kyndall; two brothers, Chuck Barnett (Michele), of Albright, Kenny Barnett, of Kingwood; four sisters, JoAnna Bussey, of Kingwood, Katherine Holyfield (William), of Fairmont, Lisa Barnett, of Kingwood, Hattie Jolliffe, of Fairmont; brother in law, Bill Bussey, of Kingwood; and several nieces and nephews.

French was preceded in death by his father; a son, Timmie Edmond; a daughter, Sonia Webber; a brother, Carl Barnett; a nephew, William Holyfield II; and a brother in law, Terry Jolliffe.

Friends may call at the Kingwood Funeral Home, 295 S. Price Street, Kingwood WV 26537, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 4pm to 7pm and on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 10am to 11am. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 11am, at the funeral home, with the Pastor Junius Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Kingwood.

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