Thomas Ernest Barrett, 67, of the 2800 block of Covey Court, Chesapeake, VA, passed away November 3, 2009, in his home. A native of Sylva, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Elmer and Pearl Chastain Barrett, and the widower of Helen R. Barrett. He retired from NORSHIPCO as a pipe fitter. He is survived by his daughter, Sharon A. Sturges and her husband Tulsa of Chesapeake, VA; his son, Ronald Rhoton of Lake Worth, FL; three sisters, Nancy Roughton of Swannee, GA, Susie Johnson of Burlington, NC and Jane Weaver of Las Vegas, NV; a brother, Harold Barrett of Chesapeake, VA; ten grandchildren, Paul Elliott, Jr., Jennifer VanDyne, Ronald Rhoton, Jr., Jimmy Bragg, Debbie Allen, Lori Lynn Carter, Jason Rhoton, Elizabeth Holt, Sissy Rhoton and Mary Sturges; and eleven great grandchildren. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. at Chesapeake Memorial Gardens with Rev. Ernest L. Trueblood officiating. The family will receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Bridge Chapel Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.