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Barb Wynn, 75, of Creston, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at her home in Creston. Celebration of Life services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Pastor Mary O’Riley will officiate. Burial for Barb will be in Graceland Cemetery at later date. Open visitation will be 2-7 p.m., with family receiving friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at Powers Funeral Home.
Memorials are to the Union County Food Pantries. Online condolences may be given at www.powersfh.com.
Barbara Jean Wynn was born Jan. 11, 1948, to Frederick Carlton and Elvera Rosamond (Duncan) Drake in Red Oak. As a child, she attended country school near Corning and Carl. In 1966, Barb graduated from Corning High School.
Barb was united in marriage to Larry E. Wynn Oct. 29, 1967, at the Christian Church in Prescott. From this union came their four children; David, Christine, Julie and Jeff. Barb and Larry settled in Creston in 1967. Barb was employed at Greater Regional Medical Center as a nurse’s aide before going back to school where she completed her EMT training at Southwestern Community College in Creston. For 16 years Barb worked as an EMT at Greater Regional Health before working in the quality assurance department until her retirement. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Creston.
Survivors include her husband, Larry Wynn of Creston; her four children: David (Kristine) Wynn of Creston, Christine (Jim) Bristow of Creston, Julie Wynn (Matthew Crook) of Emerson and Jeff (Amy) Wynn of Creston; nine grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren with three more on the way; one stepgreat-grandchild; brothers, Richard (Cindy) Drake and Freddy Drake, both of Corning; her sisters, Kathryn Hogan of Corning, Lois Patton of Diana, Texas, and Linda Jenkins of Corning; a sister-in-law, Melody Drake of Carl; numerous nieces; nephews and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Robert Leslie Drake in 2017; brother-in-law, John Hogan; great-granddaughter, Holly Marie Bristow and her father and mother-in-law, Verl and Ruth Wynn.