Dr. Archie Barrett

Funeral services for Dr. Archie Ray Barrett, 61 of Carthage, Texas will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at First Baptist Church of Carthage with Dr. Allen Tilley officiating. Burial will follow at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Forest Hill Cemetery in Idabel, Oklahoma under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home. Family visitation will be from 6 – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at the funeral home. Dr. Barrett died Friday, October 14, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Archie Ray Barrett was born August 22, 1950 in Idabel, Oklahoma to Laurence and Virginia Gragg Barrett. The oldest of five children, Dr. Barrett graduated from Broken Bow High School with the class of 1968. He then attended and graduated from Pharmacy School at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. After working several years as a pharmacist, Dr. Barrett attended Oklahoma State University Medical School graduating in 1978. He did his residency at Garden City Hospital in Garden City, Michigan, where Archie met and later married the love of his life, Renée Hofmeister on May 7, 1983. Together they have celebrated 28 years of marriage. Dr. Barrett was a member of First Baptist Church of Carthage and enjoyed martial arts, history, and fishing. Dr. Barrett was an honorable and generous man. He dedicated his life to his family and his work. He will always be remembered for his care and compassion toward the many patients he served throughout his career. But most of all, Archie will be remembered for his deep, sincere love for his family and friends. Dr. Barrett is survived by his loving wife Renée Barrett of Carthage; parents, Laurence and Virginia Barrett of Broken Bow, OK; children, Shelley Barrett of Bossier City, LA, Jonathan Barrett of Carthage and Dustin Barrett of Carthage; brothers, Roger Barrett and wife Shelley of Dayton, WY, Larry Barrett of Midwest City, OK, Donald Barrett and wife Judi of Idabel, OK, sister, Phyllis Davis and husband Freddy of Mt. Ida, AR, numerous other relatives, and a host of friends. Serving as pallbearers will be Jonathan Barrett, Dustin Barrett, Roger Barrett, Larry Barrett, Donald Barrett, and Paul Hofmeister. Honorary pallbearer will be Danny Young. The family request memorials be made in Dr. Barrett’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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Dr. Archie Barrett

August 22, 1950 - October 14, 2011