Glenna Irene Choate Barrett

Glenna Irene Choate Barrett of Little Rock, Ark., age 89; a resident of Hamburg for the past 4 months and a former resident of Pine Bluff, Ark. died in Hamburg on Tuesday, October 4th. Mrs. Barrett was born Nov. 26th, 1926 in Maynard, Ark. to Ethyl Magdalene Johnson Choate and Benson Snow Choate. Glenna's nickname was "Good" because of her good nature and willingness to please her parents and those who knew her. Glenna and her sister, Corene, rode in a wagon to a one room schoolhouse in Maynard. She and her family later moved from their farm home in Maynard to Jonesboro then to Pine Bluff where she was a piano student, was active as a cheerleader at Pine Bluff High School, and graduated in 1944. Glenna then attended Arkansas Teachers' College in Conway where she earned a B.S.E. degree in home economics. While attending college, she was a member of the Delta Phi Delta Sorority. Mrs. Barrett taught home economics at Pine Bluff High School for eight years. Mrs. Barrett began her lifelong, Christian walk with the Lord being baptized as a 10 year old at Fourth Street Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Ark. She was later a member of the First Baptist Church of Pine Bluff where she was active in W.M.U., taught youth girls' Sunday School, as well as women's bible class for many years. An energetic homemaker and dedicated mother of two sons, Milton and Marc, she made certain her family was active in all church youth activities. Glenna made many fruitful home visits which brought many young ladies to the Lord. After moving to Little Rock, Mrs. Barrett was a member of the Grace Sunday School Class at Immanuel Baptist Church where her husband, Milton, served as a deacon. Mrs. Barrett worked as a Calphalon and Mikasa sales representative for several years and side by side with her husband, Milton, in the rental property business. She and Milton enjoyed dance lessons, concerts, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra performances, as well as many travels with their son, Marc. Glenna wrote beautiful poetry and her son, Marc, learned much about her way with words to write his own poetry. Mrs. Barrett is preceded in death by her parents, Ethyl Magdalene Johnson Choate and Benson Snow Choate; two sons, Mark Andrew Barrett and Dr. Milton Ralph Barrett; an older sister, Corene Choate Carpenter; a brother-in-law, Jackson Henry Carpenter Sr.; a sister-in-law, Evelyn Meeks Barrett; and two infant brothers; Robert Louis Choate and William Lee Choate. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Milton R. Barrett Sr. of Hamburg; one grandson, Jacob Baldwin Barrett of Memphis, Tenn.; two brothers-in-law; Don Barrett (Irma) of Huntsville, Ala. and Homer Dale Barrett of Hickson, Tenn. Other survivors are niece; Lisa Carpenter Atkins of Hamburg, nephews; Ben Choate Carpenter (Debbie) of Hamburg, Jackson H. Carpenter II (Camille) of Houston, Ark., Homer Dale Barrett Jr. of Florida, and Greg Barrett of Huntsville, Ala. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Thursday, October 6th at Ruebel Funeral Home in Little Rock and the funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, October 7, 2016 at Immanuel Baptist Church of Little Rock with Dr. Rex Horn officiating. Pallbearers are Ben Choate Carpenter, Jack Carpenter Jr., Jackson Carpenter, Benjamin Carpenter, Jacob Baldwin Barrett, Dr. James Atkins, Greg Barrett, and Jim Atkins. Memorials may be made to Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 2222, Little Rock, Ark. 72203-9984. Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.