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Benjamin Lewis Barnett

July 22, 1926 — April 16, 2015

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 .
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