Rush Barrett

Rush Barrett, 80, of Jonesboro, died Sunday morning of natural causes at his home.

Rush was born in Memphis and lived most of his life in Jonesboro. He was a graduate of Jonesboro High School, Arkansas State University, and earned a Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee. Rush was retired from Eli Lilly Corporation where he worked for 30 years.

Rush was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, serving as a corpsman assigned to the U.S. Marines. He was a member of Cornerstone United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Rush and Lucille Pratt Barrett.

Survivors include his wife, Betsy Barrett of the home,

2 sons, Joe Barrett of Jonesboro and Rusty Barrett of Lexington, Kentucky;

2 sisters, Ann Williams of Jonesboro and Nancy Wilson of Des Plaines, Illinois; and

1 granddaughter and her husband, Sophia and Nicholas Weeks of Fayetteville.

A graveside funeral service will be held Tuesday morning at 11:00 in Oaklawn Cemetery with Rev. Chris Cooper, Rev. David Laverty and Rev. Jean Williams officiating.

Visitation will be held Monday evening, 5-7, at Emerson Funeral Home.

For lasting memorials, the family asks that consideration be given to the Jonesboro Church Health Center, 500 Kitchen, Jonesboro 72401, Cornerstone United Methodist Church, 1910 Disciple Dr., Jonesboro 72401, or to the charity of the donor’s choice.