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Barbara E. Rathburn




A funeral service celebrating the life of Barbara E. Rathburn, 75, of Thornville, was held March 12, 2018, in the chapel of the Kirkersville home of Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service, with Pastor Matt Clark as celebrant. Burial followed in Kirkersville Cemetery.

Barbara died March 7, 2018, at her residence, following an extended illness. She was born February 17, 1943, in Stonecold, WV, the daughter of the late Delbert and Isabell (Dillon) Fields. She was a homemaker and also worked in maintenance for Master Maintenance.

She is survived by her loving family: her husband Lee, whom she married in 1983; her daughters, Diane Rose, Darlene Rose, Shennie (Robert) Biggs and Sherrie Stynchula; her 10 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; her brothers Lester (Aileen), Albert (Atheline), Clancy (Odessa) and Bennie Fields; her sister, Vicie Chapman; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her five brothers; and a sister.

Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service in Kirkersville is honored to care for Barbara and her family.



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