Lemley Chapel
Serving Sedro-Woolley &
All of Skagit County Since 1935
1008 Third Street
Sedro-Woolley, WA
360-855-1288
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Clarence W. Barrett Memorial
Clarence W. Barrett Memorial

Clarence W. Barrett

Clarence W. Barrett

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Clarence W. Barrett, 78, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2010 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon.

Clarence was born in Sedro-Woolley on December 13, 1931, the son of Thomas & Margaret (Drager) Barrett.

He was raised in Sedro-Woolley and there attended school, graduating from Sedro-Woolley High School with the class of 1950.  After high school he then moved to California with his parents.

During the Korean War Clarence enlisted into the U.S. Navy where he served as a deck hand on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea #33.  After his discharge he made his home in Fortuna, California where he was united in marriage to Shirley “Peggy” Wyman on February 24, 1962.  They made their home in Garberville, California where Clarence worked as a TV repairman and salesman.

In 1963 he and Peggy moved back to Sedro-Woolley and Clarence worked for the WRP Lumber mill for several years.  He then worked for the Fairweather Lanes Bowling Alley as a clerk and helped with the alley maintenance for many years until going to work at Job Corps as a warehouse supervisor until his retirement in 1998.

Clarence was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Peggy; three brothers, James, Fredrick & Francis Barrett and his sister, Mary Barr.

He is survived by his sister, Laura Henry. Four nephews, William, Robert and Thomas Henry and James Barr, and two nieces, Lori O’Conner and Kathy Lowry.

A Graveside Inurnment service with Military Honors will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 12:00 noon at the Sedro-Woolley Union Cemetery with Rosalie Robles of the Federation of Christian Ministries officiating.  Services and cremation arrangements are under the direction of Lemley Chapel, Sedro-Woolley.