Barr, LaVonne "Bonnie" (1914-2007)

BARR, BARTON, YEAGER, MAXWELL

Posted By: Colleen Ossman (email)
Date: 5/8/2009 at 22:01:59

Webster City Freeman Journal, Dec 31, 2007

LaVonne " Bonnie " Barr, 93, of Spirit Lake, a former Webster City area farmer, died Thursday, December 27, 2007, at the Lake Regional Hospital at Spirit Lake. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Foster Chapel, with Rev. David Doerr officiating. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before service time on Wednesday. Arrangements were made with the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center.

LaVonne Gwendolyn Barr, daughter of Elva and Charles Barton, was born March 9, 1914 at Webster City. She received her education in Webster City schools. On April 10, 1932, she married to Robert Mason Barr at Webster City. The couple operated the family farms located south of Highview. They farmed until the early 1960's then they began wintering at Tucson, Arizona. They retired in1976. Mr. Barr died December 8, 1990. In 2005, she moved to Hilltop Care Center at Spirit Lake.

Mrs. Barr is survived by a half-sister, Pat Yeager of Rockville, MD; several nieces and nephews, including Joyce Maxwell of Iowa City and Jack Barr of Spirit Lake.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Charles and Lyle Barton.

The family requests in lieu of flowers, that donations be sent to Hilltop Care Center, 1912 Zenith Ave., Spirit Lake, IA 51360.