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::Mt. Olivet Cemetery--Pauls Valley OK

The Chickasha Express-Star 28 April 2005

RADFORD JAMES "RAD" BARRETT

Radford James "Rad" Barrett, 90, of Norman, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, April 
26, 2005, in Norman, Oklahoma.  Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 
A.M., Saturday, April 30, 2005, at Havenbrook Funeral Home Chapel with 
Reverend Trevor Smith officiating.  Interment will follow at the Mt. 
Olivet Cemetery in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.  Pallbearers will be Jim 
Barrett, Brian Dabney, Wayne Dabney, Lee Ivy, Chris Young, Dan Young, 
David Peetom and Matt DeVoti.  Services are under the direction of 
Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman, Oklahoma.

Rad was born December 6, 1914, in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, to James W. and 
Kittie (Braswell) Barrett.  He graduated from high school in Wynnewood in 
1932.  He spent a year working in oil fields and then began working in the 
lumber industry.  In 1939, he moved to Amarillo, Texas and continued in 
the lumber industry until his retirement as Managing Partner of Star 
Lumber and Hardware in Amarillo.  Rad married Lorene Bastion in 1939, in 
Pampa, Texas; she preceded him in death in 1974.  In july 1976, he married 
Lula May Bltler Young in Amarillo.  They moved to Norman in 1980, so they 
could enjoy the O.U. Sooners.  May preceded him in death in 2002.  Rad was 
an Ambassador for the Norman Chamber of Commerce.  Rad was a long-time 
member of McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church in Norman.  With his 
gentlemanly demeanor and wonderful character, Rad set an example for us 
all.  As a father, grandfather and great grandfather, his love and 
"doting" was precious to observe and experience.

Rad left a special legacy for his neighbors along Barry Switzer Avenue in 
Norman with the Christmas yard art he helped establish years ago, which is 
still in use each Christmas.  Of great pride was his home and yard which 
was awarded "Best Mature Garden" in 1997 by the Chamber of Commerce.

Rad was also preceded in death by his parents, his brother and sister, a 
grandson, and eldest daughter, Deborah Kay Barrett.  Survivors include two 
daughters, Patricia Barrett, of Edinburg, TX and Jana Dabney and husband, 
Wayne, of Chickasha, OK; son, Woody Young and wife, Penny, of Dallas, TX; 
four grandchildren, Dan Young and wife, Amy, of Plano, TX, Julie Devoti 
and husband, Matthew, of St. Louis, MO, and Brian Dabney and wife, 
Hillary, of Versailles, KY; and seven great grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Chickasha Public School 
Foundation, 900 West Choctaw Road, Chickasha, Oklahoma 73018, (405) 222-
6500 or Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 1005, Norman, OK 
73070-1005.

Send condolences online at 
http://www.havenbrookfuneralhome.com/Obituaries.html
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