Dr. James Vernon Barrett, Jr.

Dr. James Vernon Barrett, Jr., 73, of Highlands, NC passed away Friday, June 7, 2024. He was born on February 9, 1951, in Dothan, AL, to the late James Vernon Barrett, Sr. and Annie Louise Bruner Barrett.

James was a member of the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, AL and the Church of the Incarnation in Highlands, NC. He practiced dentistry in Fayette, AL, and was later employed with Protective Life in Birmingham. Dr. Barrett was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. He graduated Birmingham-Southern College in 1973. He received a master’s degree from Samford University in 1975 and then graduated from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry in 1980.

Survivors include his beloved wife of 44 years, Marilyn Barrett, a sister, Cynthia Wingard (Charles) of Birmingham, AL, and many nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life service will be held June 26, 2024, at 2:00 PM in the chapel at Church of the Incarnation in Highlands.

Online condolences can be left at www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.com.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home & Crematory of Franklin, NC is honored to serve the Barrett family.