Mary Jane Barrett

A funeral service celebrating the life of Mary Jane Barrett, age 85, of Buckeye Lake, will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Jacksontown Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, at the funeral home and also from 10-11 a.m. prior to the service on Wednesday at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street, Newark.Mary was born August 9, 1930 in Newark, Ohio to the late Paul and Jeanette (Smith) Conklin. She passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at her home.Mary was a member of the Buckeye Lake Firebells, the Buckeye Lake Eagles, was active with the Buckeye Lake Youth Association and had been a Brownie and Girl Scout leader for many years. She loved to shop and enjoyed knitting and cooking and was known for her delicious cabbage rolls. Her family meant the world to her and she enjoyed spending time with them.She is survived by two sons, John (Rose) Barrett of Rushville and Steve Barrett of McConnelsville; four daughters, Mary K. Campbell and Delores Thomas, both of Buckeye Lake, Rosie (Jerry) Ickes of Thornville and Annette (Max) Eltringham of Somerset; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Paul Tink (Suzie) Conklin of South Carolina; and several cousins.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Jack Barrett; and by a brother, Walter Sonny Conklin; a grandson, Tracy Campbell; and a granddaughter, Misty Rae Thomas.Memorial contributions may be made to the Foundation for Hospice of Central Ohio. Special thanks to Hospice for their excellent care.Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home is honored to care for Mary and her family.