Barry L. Gatten
Avid outdoorsman and hunter
Barry L. Gatten, 59, of Scenery Hill, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 1, 2014.
He was born April 1, 1954, in Washington, a son of the late Ralph and Betty Devenney Wright.
Mr. Gatten loved working with horses and spent the past 29 years managing the day-to-day operations of Springflow Acres, the standardbred horse breeding farm owned by Rick and Gina Beinhauer in Scenery Hill.
He was an avid outdoorsman. He was passionate about hunting and fishing and was at peace when working outside.
His true joy was spending time with his grandchildren.
Surviving are his wife of 12 years, Linda Cross Gatten; a daughter, Nicole (Rob) Cheek; three sons, Barry “BJ” (Tracy) Gatten Jr. of Bentleyville, Travis (Tiffany) Gatten of Scenery Hill and Justin Mitchell; seven grandchildren, Noah, Ryan and Grace Cheek, Alyssa Booth, Mary and Bethany Gatten and Kaylie Gatten; three brothers, Richard (Robin) Burns of Washington, Harry (Susan) Fisher of Bethel Park and David Wright of Washington; and a sister, Linda (Bill) Sheehan of Washington.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are two sisters, Carol Ann Devenney and Tracy Dennism, and two brothers, Robert Fisher Sr. and Ronald Tanner.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Beinhauer Funeral Home, 2828 Washington Road, McMurray, 724-941-3211, where a service celebrating Mr. Gatten’s life will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 6. Interment will follow in Woodruff Memorial Park, North Strabane Township. Please add tributes at beinhauer.com.