Edna Geraldine (Smith) Barr (2016)

BARR, JURGENSEN, OBRIAN, SMITH

Posted By: Shirley Keating
Date: 5/1/2016 at 22:16:28

McCalley Funeral Home
Adel, Iowa
April 2016

Edna Geraldine Barr, Stuart

Edna Barr, 104, passed away Sunday, April 24 at the Stuart Care Center.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 29 at the United Methodist Church in Dexter with burial at Dexter Cemetery. Friends may call after 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 28 at the church where family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m.

Edna was born in Murray, Iowa and raised around the Stuart area. She married Dwight Barr and they had two daughters and 3 sons. She was a member of the Dexter Methodist Church, taught Sunday school and was in Garden Club.

Edna was known for her fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and baked beans.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dwight; daughter, Meriam and son-in-law, Chuck Jurgensen; daughter, Darlene and son-in-law, Donald O’Brien; four brothers and 3 sisters.

Edna is survived by her sons, Robert (Janice); Darwin (Sheryl) and Darrel (Deb) and over 60 grandchildren and great-grandchldren.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Dexter United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be left on this site.
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Transcriber's note: Edna and husband, Dwight Barr, were residents of Madison County in the 1930 & 1940 Censuses and their daughter, Darlene O'Obrien, was born in Earlham. Maiden name taken from her 1929 Dallas County Marriage Record.

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