| Visitation:
							11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Monday, February 20, 2017, 
							at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home.  Service:  Monday at 1 p.m. at the 
							funeral home 
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							Obituary 
							 Laura M. Barger, 60, of Chestnut, passed away 
							February 10, 2017, at her home. 
 Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on 
							Monday, February 20, 2017, at Holland Barry & 
							Bennett Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 
							Monday at 1 p.m. also at the funeral home with 
							Pastor Larry Crawford Officiating. Burial will 
							follow in Laenna Cemetery, Chestnut.
 
 Laura was born December 15, 1956, in Geary Kansas, 
							the daughter of Dwight E. and Mildred E. (Colgrove) 
							Allen. She married James "Jim" Barger on December 
							23, 1991. He preceded her in death on August 12, 
							2013.
 
 She was an LPN and worked at several area nursing 
							homes. She loved her grandchildren and her dog 
							Prudence and was always ready for a good time.
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Surviving are her son Shawn Duke; step-children Sonja Barger and James Barger 
II; grandchildren Tayleigh, Anayah, Hallie, and Sage; and her friend Kathi 
Merreighn.
 She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Jim, and her brother James.
 
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