Julia Bynum Barrett passed away at Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community on January 1, 2015 after a period of declining health. She was the daughter of the late Elmer Gordon Barrett and Fannie Moseley Barrett of Kinston, NC. Her brother, Elmer Gordon Barrett, Jr. and her sister, Frances Barrett Massey, preceded her in death.

Miss Barrett was born June 23, 1921 in Kinston, NC. She was a graduate of Grainger High School and Woman's College (now UNC-G), and received her M.Ed. in Guidance and Personnel Counseling from UNC-CH. She taught school in Kannapolis, NC and at Broughton High School and served as counselor at Daniels Junior High School, Enloe High School and Sanderson High School, all in Raleigh.

Miss Barrett's kindness and compassion, coupled with her professional expertise, exerted a strong positive influence on her many friends and acquaintances. She shared her time and talents throughout the state of North Carolina serving in the following organizations: Delta Kappa Gamma, North Carolina Museum of Art, North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Personnel and Guidance Association, Pilot Club International, Rex Hospital, UNC-G Alumni Association, Wake Education Partners Program, Wake County Historical Society, and Wake County Retired School Personnel. She was a charter member of St. Paul's Christian Church, sang in the choir, and served as an Elder and President of the Women's Fellowship.

Survivors include: nephews, R. Daniel Massey, Jr. and wife, Liliana, of Troy, NY and Guy Barrett Massey of Hillsborough; niece, Frances Barrett Massey Jenkins and husband, Tommy, of Emerald Isle and Henderson; great nieces, Kendall Massey Maykowski and husband, Jason, of Memphis, TN, Elizabeth Geary Massey and Dalilah Daniel Massey of Troy, NY; great nephews, Barrett Daniel Massey and wife, Tonya, of Troy, NY, James

Thomas Jenkins, Jr. and wife, Lizzy, of New Haven, CT, and Barrett Massey Jenkins and wife, Brooke, of Raleigh; and several great-great nieces.

The family would like to thank the entire community and staff of Springmoor for the care and concern shown to Miss Barrett.

A memorial service wil be held at St. Paul's Christian Church on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 2:00 PM. There will be a reception for family and friends following the service at the church.