(L-R) Polly Phillips, Jayna, Lauren, Dana and Jason enjoyed a family vacation in August 2018. A benefit dinner will be held to support Dana’s family Friday, March 5.
A drive-thru benefit dinner in honor of Dana Barnett is being held Friday, March 5, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall across from Park Avenue Elementary School in Stuttgart.
In January, Dana was hospitalized after she received a positive COVID-19 test and was diagnosed with double pneumonia. She passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, of complications from the virus.
Heath Mitchell, a friend of the Barnett family, planned the event to help support Dana’s family.
She was a mother to everyone : Arkansas educator remembered for her big heart
Dana Barnett was only 49 years old when she lost her life due to complications from from COVID-19 on Feb. 3. Author: Mercedes Mackay Updated: 5:34 PM CST February 12, 2021
CLARENDON, Ark. THV11 continues to share the faces of COVID telling the stories of those we ve lost to the virus beyond the numbers that hit us every day.
Now, we share the story of Dana Barnett, an Arkansas educator.
A woman, described by her own daughter, Jayna Barnett, as a mother to everyone. It s kind of hard to put into words, but one thing that I have realized is that she impacted the lives of so many people, she said.