Obituary of Edward Barrett

Edward E. Barrett Pine Bush, NY Edward E. Barrett, an electrician and a 20-year resident of the area died on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at O.R.M.C. Horton Campus. He was 82. The son of the late Okey Barrett & Ernie Baker Barrett, he was born June 4, 1925 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He was a member of the Local 631 Electricians and he was a Freemason. He is survived by: his loving wife of 62 years, Gladys Stephens Barrett, at home; two loving sons, Okey Barrett and his wife, Jean, of Florida, NY, James E. Barrett and his wife, Jane, of Walker Valley; two loving sisters, Marguerite Stollar and her husband, Dewey, of Waterford, OH, Evelyn Craddock of Belpre, OH; a daughter-in-law, Jennifer Barrett of Newburgh; six loving grandchildren: James, Kerriann, Daivd, Tara, Frank, and Timothy; 11 loving great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. His son, Paul E. Barrett and his brother, Kenneth Barrett, predeceased him. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2008 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the William M. Gagan F.H., Inc. 1525 Burlingham, Rd., Pine Bush, NY 12566. A memorial service will follow at 12 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Herbert Strait Jr. officiating. Cremation took place at Cedar Hill Crematory. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: The American Heart Association, Orange-Rockland-Sullivan Region, 30 Matthews St., Box 6, Goshen, NY 10924-1963. Arrangements were made by the William M. Gagan Funeral Home. www.wmgaganfuneralhome.com or 845-744-6008.