Tackett

Garland Chandler "Gary" Tackett, 71, of Ralston Road, Slippery Rock Township, died at 3:20 p.m. Saturday at his home.

Born in Betsy Lane, Floyd County, Ky., Dec. 21, 1934, he was the son of Tapley Bryon Tackett and Elizabeth Roberts.

He was a member of the Slippery Rock United Methodist Church,

Mr. Tackett retired from Universal Rundle in New Castle and was a self-employed painter.

He served in the Marine Corps from 1954 to 1963.

He was an avid billiards player and enjoyed family vacations, fishing, puzzles and games, a good conversation and making people laugh.

Surviving are his wife, Roseanna Agostino Tackett whom he married June 4, 1960; two daughters, Cynthia A. Tackett of Woburn, Mass., and Natalie J. Tackett-Eby and her husband, William Eby, of South Vienna, Ohio; two brothers, Charles Tapley Tackett of Las Vegas, and Franklin Eugene Tackett and his wife, Blanche, of Pikeville, Ky.; a sister and brother-in-law, Georgia and Bill Runyon of Pikeville; and a sister-in-law, Ola Tackett of Grundy, Va.

Also surviving are a step-granddaughter and her husband, Laura and Beau Snellman of Helena, Mont.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Kenneth of Pikeville, Ky., William James of Grundy, Va., and Martin Luther Tackett of Columbus, Ohio.

<B>TACKETT</B> — Friends of Garland Chandler "Gary" Tackett, who died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the <B>Smith Funeral Home</B>, 421 New Castle St., Slippery Rock. Services will follow at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Pamela Gardner, his church pastor, officiating. Burial will be at the Slippery Rock Cemetery.