Barbara M. Packer

A funeral service celebrating the life of Barbara M. Packer, age 93, of Thornville, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, at the Thornville home of Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service with the Rev. Dr. Winfield Strout officiating. Burial will take place in Lutheran Reformed Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, at the funeral home, 56 South Main Street, Thornville. Barbara was born October 3, 1923 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Ester and Erma Agnes (Reed) Bash. She passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017 at her home. Barbara was a 1941 graduate of Thornville High School. She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, the Vibrators A. Ford Club of Newark and was a charter member of the Carnation Ohio Child Conservation League. She is survived by a son, Robert B (Shirley A.) Packer of Thornville; daughter, Elaine K. (James D.) Foltz of Thornville; seven grandchildren, Brian D. (Tammy) Foltz, Jason L. Foltz, Derek R. Foltz, Adam B. (Ashley) Foltz, Gretchen L. (Gavin) Waggoner, Anjanette L. (Jason) Pitcock, Ryan B (Mandi) Packer; great-grandchildren, Cecilia J., Alex D. and Katy K. Foltz, Anderson N. and Adeline G. Foltz, Reid B Packer, Camdyn N Packer, Carmen A. Packer, Grayson J. Waggoner, Greer I. Waggoner, Ella L. Pitcock and Julia G. Pitcock; a sister, Marilyn Alspach of Thornville; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard B Packer on January 28, 2003; and by great-grandsons, Eric Z. Foltz and Griffin J. Waggoner. Memorial contributions may be made to the Trinity United Church of Christ or to the Perry County Cancer Alliance. Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service in Thornville is honored to care for Barbara and her family.