Dextray Barnett

DEXTRAY BARNETT WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 31ST, 1956, IN LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI. HE WAS THE SECOND CHILD BORN TO LUQUETIS BARNETT. HE MOVED WITH HIS MOTHER AND siblings to THE EASTSIDE OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, IN BOLIVAR ARMS.

DEXTRAY DEVELOPED A PASSION FOR BOXING AT AN EARLY AGE. HE BOXED AT SAWYER RECREATION CENTER AND COMPETED IN SEVERAL CITY-WIDE MATCHES.

DEXTRAY ATTENDED EAST HIGH SCHOOL, AND LATER ON, STARTED WORKING IN THE WORKFORCE. HE STARTED WORKING FOR THE CITY OF COLUMBUS PARKS AND Recreation in 1988.

DEXTRAY AND MARGARET HARRIS WELCOMED THEIR FIRST DAUGHTER, LATASHA HARRIS, IN 1980.

IN 1991, HE MARRIED ROCHELLE WEST, WHICH ENDED IN DIVORCE IN 2016. DURING THEIR UNION, THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN TOGETHER, CIARA BARNETT AND DESMOND BARNETT.

IN AUGUST OF 2008, DEXTRAY RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF COLUMBUS AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. DURING

THAT TIME, HE RECEIVED MANY REWARDS AND CERTIFICATES FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICES.

DEXTRAY WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS OWNER. HE OWNED THE LEGENDARY “D&R LOUNGE” AND TOOTSIE’S LOUNGE, THAT WAS NAMED AFTER HIS MOTHER. HE ALSO HOSTED SEVERAL HIGH-END celebrity appearances AT BOTH CLUBS. HE ALSO HAD A TRUCKING BUSINESS CALLED LCD TRUCKING THAT THRIVED AS WELL.

DEXTRAY WAS AN AWESOME PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY. ESPECIALLY WITH THE YOUTH. IN 2003, HE BECAME AN FOSTER PARENT THROUGH FRANKLIN COUNTY Children's SERVICES. HE WAS ALSO NOMINATED FOR FOSTER HOME OF THE YEAR. HE WAS ALSO AN COACH AND MENTOR FOR THE LITTLE LEAGUE FOR BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL.

He was a devoted FATHER, SON, BROTHER, AND FRIEND. He was VERY FAMILY ORIENTED. HE ENJOYED SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY, TRAVELING, COOKING, AND DRESSING TO IMPRESS. DEXTRAY WAS A CLEVELAND BROWNS FAN. He had a contagious SMILE THAT COULD LIGHT A ROOM. HE WAS STUBBORN ANDN'T MIND EXPRESSION HIMSELF. HE HAD AN

WONDERFUL SENSE OF HUMOR, AND WAS DOWN TO EARTH.

DEXTRAY WAS CALLED TO ETERNAL REST ON AUGUST 31ST, 2025. HE WILL BE MISSED BY those WHO ALL KNEW AND LOVED HIM. HE IS PRECEDED BY LUQUETIS BARNETT (MOTHER), DENISE JOHNSON (SISTER), MELVIN JOHNSON (BROTHER), SAMUEL SHEPHARD Sr. (STEPFATHER), and WEAZEL BROWN (FATHER). DEXTRAY LEAVES HIS THREE CHILDREN TO CHERISH HIS MEMORY: LATASHA HARRIS, CIARA BARNETT, AND DESMOND BARNETT. BROTHERS AND SISTERS: CURTIS LEE JOHNSON, BOBBY JOE BARNETT (LAZANDRA), FREDDIE JOHNSON, EUGENE JOHNSON, JEROME JOHNSON, LASAUNDRA JOHNSON, AND SAMUEL SHEPHARD JR.

FOUR GRANDCHILDREN: COREY BARNETT, AMIRAH BARNETT, DESMOND JR BARNETT, AND JOURNEII SCOTT. A HOST OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS.

SPECIAL FRIENDS: MARGARET HARRIS, EARNESTINE BANKSTON, MELVIN SMITH, ROCHELLE WEST, AND BOBBY ARMSTRONG.