Barbara worked for many years as an assistant at Joe Martin Auctioneer and later worked at Churchill Downs. She was a Kentucky Colonel, a former member of Rockford Lane Baptist Church, and was a certified Girl Scout Leader in her earlier years.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ellis “Ahl” Skaggs, a son, Michael Ray Skaggs, a brother, John Bradshaw; and her parents Hobert and Rosetta (Vaughan) Bradshaw. She is survived by a sister, Sandra Bradshaw Skaggs; nieces and nephews Natica Drexler, John Bradshaw, Jr, Brichlan Drexler, and Dennis Skaggs, Jr; and great nieces and nephews Brandon, Cody, Breonna, Dillon, Dalton, and Haley.
Her funeral service will be held at 12:00 Friday at Heady-Hardy Funeral Home, 7710 Dixie Hwy, followed by burial at Buffalo (Kentucky) Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-8 pm Thursday.