Lois Barrett

Wakefield, VA
Lois Hargrave Barrett, 92, a former resident of Wakefield died Thursday May 28, 2009. Born on June 7, 1916 in Surry County VA, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Hargrave and Inez Goodrich Hargrave. Lois was the widow of Leslie Charles Franck Jr., Stanley Brantley, Sr., and Jeff Barrett. In her later years she was the close companion of the late John Gibbs. Lois is survived by two sons, Leslie Charles Franck III and his wife Frankie of Southerland, VA and Ernest Ray Franck and his wife Georgia of Bracey VA; five grandchildren, Les Franck IV and his wife Karman, Clif Franck and his wife Ise, Copeland Rusterholz, Kayla Franck, and Conner Franck; two great granddaughters, Halle and Olivia; a sister-in law, Elizabeth Moore of Scotland Wharf, VA; two step-sons, Stanley Brantley, Jr. and his wife Diane and Butler Barrett and his wife Betty Ann; and nine step-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a brother Joseph (Slick) Hargrave.
Lois lived with her husband Leslie Franck at Youngâ??s Road in Dinwiddie County until his untimely death in 1972. In 1976 she married Stanley Brantley, Sr. and became a resident of Wakefield. She was an active member to the Wakefield United Methodist Church and the Wakefield Womanâ??s Club. Lois loved to dance and she was an enthusiastic member of the Blackwater Sportsmanâ??s Club.
A graveside funeral service will be held on Monday June 1, 2009 at 2:00 PM in Southlawn Memorial Park, Petersburg. The family will receive friends at the Purviance Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Wakefield on Sunday evening, May 31, 2009 from 6:00 â?? 8:00 PM. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial donations be made to the Wakefield UMC Pre-School, P.O. Box 87, Wakefield VA 23888. Condolences may be posted on line at www.jtmorriss.com .