Helen Louise Barnett

September 25, 1938 - March 31, 2013

Richmond, VA/Appalachia, VA Helen Louise Barnett, 74, passed away on Sunday (March 31, 2013) at her home in Richmond. She was born in Keokee, VA and raised in Appalachia, VA. She worked for Bailey Isaac's Department Store in Big Stone Gap. In 1963, she moved to Richmond and worked in various positions, including as a store manager for Rite-Aid until her retirement in 2001. She was member of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Richmond. She was preceded in death by her father, Roy C. Blair and mother, Juanita Stanley Blair; two brothers and one sister; and her beloved grandson, Steven Andrew Barnett. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Johnny Barnett; her children, John A. Barnett(Brenda) and daughter, Angela D. Barnett; grandchildren, Sarah J. Kerekes(Mike), John (Daniel) Barnett(Kay), Paula Beach(Sam), Sara Lutterman, Erika Lutterman(Eric), all of Richmond; brothers, Bobby Blair(Linda) of Newport, TN and Eddie Blair(Darlene) of Big Stone Gap; sisters, Jewell Holmes(Carlton) of Richmond and Charlotte "Cookie" Rodgers(Larry) of Vero Beach, FL; 14 great-grandchildren; and a host of brother and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N.) in Big Stone Gap, VA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Friday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church (1821 Holton Avenue, E.) in Big Stone Gap with Father Timothy Drake officiating. Burial will follow at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens in Big Stone Gap. Pallbearers will be Daniel Barnett, Eddie Figg, Tim Taylor, Thomas Barnett, Scotty Blair, and Bobby Blair. To view the obituary online and send condolences, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is honored to serve the Barnett family.