Barbara Oglesby Obituary

Barbara E. "Bobbie" Oglesby

Barbara E. "Bobbie" Oglesby, 79, of Lecompton, KS, died Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Neuvant House in Lawrence, KS. She was born March 21, 1936 in Eldon, MO, the daughter of Jesse Richard "Bill" and Eula Gladys Lewis Coker. She was a 1954 graduate of Jefferson City, MO, High School. She had lived in Lecompton six years, moving from rural Lawrence where she and her husband had lived 32 years. She served as an assistant director of catering for the University of Kansas Student Union in Lawrence for 25 years, before retiring in 1999. She was a member of the Community Revival Church in Ottawa, KS, and a member of the "Golden Rod" Club of Lecompton, KS.

"Bobbie" was married to Jack Lowell Oglesby on October 5, 1954 at Cedar City, MO, he preceded her in death on April 25, 2014. She is survived by two sons, Jack (Lynette) Oglesby II, Lecompton, Richard "Rick" (Susan) Oglesby, Ottawa, KS, one daughter, Sandra ( Fred) Gantz, Lecompton, nine grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Coker.

Grave Side Memorial Inurnment will be at 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 15 at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Lecompton. A Celebration of Life Visitation will be 6:30 to 8:30 PM, Wednesday, October 14, at the Perry American Legion Post #142 Building, Perry, KS. Memorials are suggested to Lecompton United Methodist Church Food Pantry, Douglas County Hospice, or to the Perry American Legion Building & Maintenance Fund in care of Barnett Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 602, Oskaloosa, KS. 66066. www.barnettfamilyfh.com

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