Dr. Benjamin Lewis Barnett, Jr, age 88, of Kennesaw, GA passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, April 19 at Burnt Hickory Baptist Church in Powder Springs with Rev. Mike Stephens officiating. Interment will be at Greenhaven Memorial Gardens in Woodruff, SC on Monday, April 20 at 2 pm with Rev. Bobby Morrow and Rev. David Barfield officiating.
Dr. Barnett is a graduate of Furman University and the Medical University of South Carolina. He was a beloved physician in Woodruff, SC (1950-1970), Vice Chairman of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina (1970-1977), Chairman of Family Medicine Internship and Residency University of Virginia Medical School (1977-2000). He was a member of KA Fraternity, AOA Medical Honorary Society, American Academy of Family Physicians, Board of Trustees Furman University, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and a member of the West Cobb Golden Kiwanis. He received the Thomas Johnson Award and the Thomas Jefferson Award. Dr. Barnett is a proud veteran of the United States Navy.
Dr. Barnett is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Annalyne Hall Barnett, Kennesaw, GA; son: Lewis Barnett, III, PhD and daughter-in-law Rebekah Lane Barnett and granddaughter, Elizabeth Ellen Barnett all of Richmond, daughter, Kristen Barnett Dodgen and son-in-law, James Gilder Dodgen, Acworth, GA; granddaughters: Anna Dodgen Henslee & Jonathan, Dallas, GA, Emily Dodgen Wright & Nicholas, Kennesaw, GA ; grandsons: William Barnett Dodgen, Milledgeville, GA & James Benjamin Dodgen, Acworth, GA.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to any of the following organizations that were dear to Dr. Barnett: Christian Medical and Dental Associations of the Charlottesville, VA area (www. cmda.org), Burnt Hickory Baptist Church (
www.burnthickory.com
) or the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (
www.fca.org
).
The family will receive friends on Saturday, April 18 from 3 until 5 pm and 6 until 8 pm at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta. Online guestbook:
www.westcobbfuneralhome.com
.