Tyerone Lee “Ty” Barrow, 47, Altus, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at the Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Life Celebration services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at the Kincannon Memorial Chapel. Cremation will take place following services under the direction of the Kincannon Funeral Home.
Ty was born on June 21, 1964 in Columbus, Mississippi to Terry and Terry Lee (Sessions) Barrow. He married Carole Ruben on June 25, 1995 in Buffalo, New York. While still in high school, he started working at the burn treatment center at the Regional Medical Center in Madisonville, Kentucky. He then moved to Florida, where he ran a rock quarry, worked in home construction and was a crane operator. He enjoyed diving for lobster in the Florida Keys with his father and uncles. Ty and Carole moved to Altus in January of 2010, during the ice storm. He was currently working as an equipment operator for the City of Altus Street Department. Ty also enjoyed hunting, fishing, four-wheeling and cooking.
His mother, Terry Lee Gartenberg, father-in-law, Irwin Ruben, and a sister-in-law, Shelley Ruben, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Carole, of the home; his father, Terry Barrow of Weston, Florida; a brother, Todd Barrow, of Madisonville, Kentucky; three sisters, Jennifer Hibbs of Madisonville, Kentucky, Laura Tilton of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Lisa Barrow of Lake Placid, Florida; stepmother, Debbie Sweeting of Lake Placid, Florida; mother-in-law, Florence Ruben of Buffalo, New York; a brother-in-law, Howard Ruben, of Sherman Oaks, California; and two special friends, Shania, their Puerto Rican Street Puppy, and Calvin, their Black Lab.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 PM Tuesday at Kincannon Funeral Home’s Gathering Room. Ty and Carole’s friends and family will have the opportunity to share their memories during the Life Celebration service on Wednesday, or, you may wish to submit your tributes to be read at that time.