Dennis William Barnett
January 04, 1969 - August 04, 2003

Dennis William Barnett Jr. 34, of Brazil died August 4, 2003 and his wife Michelle Marie Barnett, 32, of Brazil died August 5, 2003 in Denver, CO from injuries sustained in a semi-truck accident. She was born January 26, 1971 in Terre Haute, the daughter of Tony Valentic and Shelia Hicks. She attended Terre Haute North High School and graduated from Northview High School. She obtained her teaching degree in elementary education from ISU, and her masters degree from Indiana Wesleyan in 2003. She taught at Otter Creek Middle School for 8 years. She was the language arts teacher, the audio-visual and in-house television authority. She was devoted to her teaching and involved her husband in many projects. They loved to travel, scuba dive, camp and indulge in their nieces and nephews.

Dennis was born January 4, 1969 in Terre Haute the son of Dennis Barnett Sr. and Mona Stephens. He graduated from Northview High School and completed two years at ISU. He served in the US Army. He and Michelle were married April 15, 1989. Dennis worked part-time for Hobby Trucking and also worked as a wildlife recovery technician. He built he and Michelle's home and helped on numerous classroom projects. They always opened their home to children in need and to any animal that needed a home.


Funeral Information
Funeral services will be Tuesday, August 12th at 11:00 am at French Funeral Home with Pastor Tom Hess and Father Rob Hausladen officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Riley. Visitation will be Monday, August 11, 2003 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the funeral home and again Tuesday prior to services.

Donations Information
The families request that memorial contributions be made to Otter Creek Middle School, "Barney Fund" to assist children in need, 4801 N. Lafayette, Terre Haute, IN 47805. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.