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- Gazette Bulletin (Williamsport, Pennsylvania)
May 10, 1954
The death of Policeman Warren H. Barrett, 52, of Jersey Shore, who was found dead at the wheel of his car against a tree about one mile east of Jersey Shore late Saturday night, May 8, 1954, was caused by a coronary thrombosis. ... No autopsy will be performed, Dr. Miller said.
Dt, John Lauier, of Jersey Shore, who made a preliminary examination of the body, said no injuries were apparent, and it was likely Mr. Barrett had suffered a heart attack and died while driving. Mr. Barret was a member of the midnight to 8 a.m. shift of the borough police department. He was also employed as a traffic office at a drive-in theater some distance east of Jersey Shore along route 220. It is believed he was en-route from the theater to Jersey Shore when he died.
A passing motorist saw the car off the road and notified the Kelchner funeral home in Jersey Shore. An ambulance took Mr. Barrett to the Jersey Shore Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Ambulance attendants said he was seated at the wheel of his car and that the machine was not badly damaged.
Mr. Barrett had been a member of the Jersey Shore police department over two years. He also performed police duties from the town of Avis, in addition to his duties as borough officer and at the drive-in.
He resided at 308 Thompson Street, Jersey Shore. Before his police work, he was
employed by the Mushroom Transportation Company, city, and resided in Mill Hall, Lock Haven and Williamsport. He moved to Jersey Shore four years ago.
Born in Cedar Springs, Clinton county, he was the son of Mrs. Estella Lucas Barrett, Jersey Shore and the late George H. Barrett. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Pennsylvania Traffic Officer Association and the Jersey Shore Presbyterian Church.
Surviving besides his mother are his wife, the former Margaret Sour, a teacher in the South Williamsport schools; two sons, Richard, of Pine, and Warren Jr., of Reading; three daughters, Mrs. Sue Englert, Mill Hall, and Mrs. Betty Whitman and Mrs. Eleanor Nicastro, Lock Haven, fifteen grandchildren also survive.
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