She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 28, 1930 to parents Miriam Aileen (Drake) Horning and William Keith Horning and attended University of Nevada, Reno campus for two years.
Barbara married the love of her life, James L. Moell on June 11, 1950 in Winnemucca, NV. Together they had four children: Mary Alice, Lisa, James Keith and Beverly Sue. The majority of her career was spent working for General Telephone Company (GTE), where she worked as a Service Rep, and it was from here that she retired. She was a member of the P.E.O Sisterhood, Edmonds Chapter. Throughout her years in church, she served as a teacher, pianist and member of the choir.
In 1955, Barbara and Jim were baptized together in Pocatello, ID. About 40 years later, they were blessed to have the opportunity to be baptized together again in the Jordan River during their memorable trip to the Holy Land.
Barb was a dearly loved wife, mom, grandma, great-grandma, aunt and most of all, Child of God. She was preceded in death by her husband Jim, her parents Keith and Aileen Horning, her sister Sarah Jane (Jimmie) Young, her baby daughter Lisa and her son James Keith. She is survived by her daughters Mary Lybarger (Tom) and Beverly Camenga (Clarke) and daughter-in-law D'Weanna Moell, their families as well as many nieces and nephews.
Barbara leaves behind a legacy of love, laughter and generosity that will be forever with us. If she could leave us with one last word of wisdom, we are sure it would be, "Don't drink and drive."
We would like to thank our friends and family for their prayers, visits and thoughtfulness always, but most especially, the last week of mom's life. Many thanks to the dedicated and compassionate staff of the Emergency Department and the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Providence Hospital Colby Campus. We are especially thankful for the emotional and spiritual support that our mother's church family at Grace Bible Church extended to our family in this time of pain and sadness.
You are invited to attend a Celebration of Life in our mom's honor on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 1:00pm. It will be held at Grace Bible Church, 8521 67th Ave NE Marysville, WA 98270. Refreshments to follow in Fellowship Hall. Mom will be laid to rest with Jim during a private family inurnment at Floral Hills Cemetery.
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