James "Ed" Barnette

James 'Ed' Edward Barnette, 81, of Noblesville, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville. He was born on September 8, 1930 to Hobart and Eunice (Burgen) Barnette in Pennington Gap, Virginia.
Ed was retired after 25 years as a machine operator for Perfecto Manufacturing; and was a member of the Apostolic Church. He enjoyed carpentry and was very creative and loved making things for his family. He will be dearly missed by all of his family, especially his grandchildren & great-grandchildren, who knew him as their beloved 'Papaw'.
He is survived by wife, Juanita Barnette; son, Gary (Detra) Barnette; daughters, Sherry (Patrick) McCartney & Linda (Timmy) Knight; son, Samuel David (Alice) Barnette; brothers, Charles Robert (Layla) Barnette & Orville Lee (Barbara) Barnette; sister, Anna Price Roberts; four grandchildren, Joey Knight, Elizabeth (Chris) Hughes, Natasha Barnette, Chase Barnette; and five great-grandchildren, Kennedy, Ian, Ryan, Kailee & Corbin.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by son, James H. Barnette; brother, Alfred Barnette; sister, Kathleen Roberts.
Services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, May 7, 2012, at Randall & Roberts Funeral Home, 1150 Logan Street, in Noblesville, with Pastor Stanley VanWinkle officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, May 6, 2012 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be at Crownland Cemetery in Noblesville.
Memorial contributions may be made, in memory of Ed, to Randall & Roberts Funeral Home, 1150 Logan St, Noblesville, IN 46060.