Jon Kamaaina

Barnette

Jon Kamaaina Barnette, 68, of Lexington, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Purcell. The son of William Gerald Barnette and Alice Louise (Tyree) Cody, he was born June 28, 1951 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Jon was a very gifted musician and taught himself how to play several instruments. He played the bass guitar for a local band in Oklahoma City for a few years. He taught himself how to play the bugle when he was in the Boy Scouts in Blanchard.   Jon was also a talented artist and often drew or painted abstract and cartoon type pictures and portraits. He was a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and was very proud of his Native American heritage. For many years Jon was cared for by the workers and nurses of the Broadway Living Center in Lexington. He considered them family and we thank them for the great care he received from them. Jon touched many lives with his laughter and his friendliness, and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Jon is survived by his sister, Sharon Annesley and her husband, Danny, of Blanchard; his brother, Rick Richey and his wife, Sharon, of Fort Worth, Texas; his nieces and nephews; and many other loved ones and friends.

Graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at the Blanchard Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard. Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.