Royce Miears Barrett, 70, went to be with the Lord at his home in Harrison, on Monday, June 29 (2009). He was born in Hot Springs, on March 19, 1939, the son of Arther and Elsie (Miears) Barrett. He graduated from Harrison High School in 1957 and from the University of Arkansas in 1961. Royce married his high school sweetheart, Edith Williams, on August 9, 1959.