Orval Ray Barrett

February 14, 1936 - December 27, 2019

Orval Ray Barrett, 83 year old resident of Gravette, Arkansas, passed away on December 27, 2019 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas. He was born on February 14, 1936 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, to Orval Ray Barrett, Sr. and Lillian Martin Barrett. Orval worked for Sheffield/Armco Steel in Kansas City, Missouri from the age of 16 until the day he retired. He married the love of his life Polly Ennis on December 21, 1998 in Miami, Oklahoma, and they spent 21 years together full of love and happiness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Orval “Duke” Barrett, Sr. and Lillian Shockley; brother, Thomas Shockley; sister, Anita Brock; and stepson, Danny Ennis. He is survived by his wife, Polly Barrett; two sons, Orval Barrett, III, of Kansas City, Missouri, and Brandon Barrett and wife Mandy of Noel, Missouri; three daughters, Kim Venable of St. Joseph, Missouri, Sandy Philpott and husband Jeff of Odessa, Missouri, and Bridget Epperson and husband Ryan of Pineville, Missouri; four stepchildren, Michael Elias of Raytown, Missouri, Jayme Watkins and husband Bruce of Independence, Missouri, Mike Ennis and wife Dorothy of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, Reta Hill and husband Jay of Siloam Springs, Arkansas; twelve grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; five step grandchildren; ten step great grandchildren, five step great great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Springtown Christian Fellowship Church in Springtown, Arkansas, with Pastor Mark Rotramel officiating. Burial will follow at Southwest City Cemetery in Southwest City, Missouri. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.