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Gail K. Barnett

| May 1, 2015 8:04 AM

Gail K. Barnett, 77, of Libby, died on Sunday, April 26, 2015, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash. He was born on May 7, 1938, at Braxton County, W.V., to Lloyd and Emma Barnett. He grew up and attended school in West Virginia.  

Gail moved to Libby in 1960, he worked for J. Neils Lumber Company as a logger for eight years. He then worked as a gyppo logger and truck driver. He married Helen Marquardt in Libby. Gail enjoyed fishing and his children and grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, David. 

Survivors include his wife Helen Barnett of Libby; children, Michelle Foss (Scott) of Libby, James Barnett (Debbie) of Bozeman, Lindsey Barnett of Kalispell and Ashley Barnett of Libby; siblings, Ellen Knight of Weston, W.V., Anna Rapp of Polk, Ohio, Martha Beaty of Florida, Gary Barnett of Jefferson, Ohio and Jerry Barnett of Ashland, Ohio and five grandchildren, Arlene, Mackenzie, Macy, Madison and Evelyn.

Services will be at 11 a.m., Monday, May 4, 2015, at Schnackenberg & Nelson Funeral Home in Libby.  Condolences and memories may be shared at www.schnackenbergfh.com.