Barbara L. Hastings

Barbara was born in Lafayette, Indiana, to Wilmer (Sr.) and Mabel (Moore) Good on February 22, 1938. She grew up on a farm and graduated from Rossville High School in 1955. At Ball State Teachers College (now University), she received a degree in Home Economics Education. She later earned a MEd from Wayne State University. After college she served 2 years as housemother to girls in a Methodist children's home in southeastern Kentucky. She began her teaching career in Detroit in 1961 and later taught at Cherry Hill in Inkster, at Port Huron High Schools, and completed teaching at St. Agatha High School for 9 years.

Wayne and Barbara met in the adult singles group at Ward Memorial in Detroit and were married in 1962. They later moved to St. Clair while Wayne worked at Detroit Edison's Power Plant. In 1971, the family relocated to Livonia. Severe allergies took Barbara and the girls to Tucson, AZ for ten years.

After the girls graduated from high school, Barbara moved back to Michigan and resumed activities at Ward which included 19 years in the church choir, Anna Circle and women's ministries. After retirement, she became house manager at the Livonia house for missionaries, helped publish the Mission Prayer Calendar, and served on numerous committees in the Global Outreach Department.

Barbara loved traveling, took several mission trips, and numerous trips abroad. She was an avid reader and enjoyed sewing and gardening.

She leaves behind her husband of 53 years, three daughters, Doreen MacPherson (Chris Hardt) of North Branch, MI, Ginger Hastings of Scottsdale, AZ and Heather (Doug) Hanson of San Antonio, TX, and three grandchildren, Sydney MacPherson, Stuart and Corinne Hanson, sisters, Annettie (Tribbett), Connie (Claude) Shlisher, and a brother Wilmer (Suzie) Good Jr. and nine nieces and nephews.

Visitation Wednesday September 12, 2018 from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm At Harry J. Will Funeral Home 37000 Six Mile Rd. in Livonia. Funeral service will be Thursday September 13, 2018 at 11:00 am at Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church 40000 Six Mile Rd. (North of Haggerty) with visitation preceding at 10:00 am. Donations appreciated to the Mission Fund at Ward Church in lieu of flowers in her name.

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