BARBARA ROACH

Published 12:00 am Monday, February 9, 2009

Barbara Joan Wagner Roach, 81, of Ironton, passed away Saturday, Feb, 7, 2009, at a local health care facility.
The Lawrence County native was born March 31,1927, the daughter of the late George Edward and Laura Simones Wagner. She is survived by her husband, Paul Edgar Roach to whom she was married 47 years.
Mrs. Roach was a 1945 graduate of Hanging Rock Schools and a retired telephone operator with Ohio Bell Telephone Company. Mrs. Roach was also an avid bowler and was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by a brother, Myron Wagner.
In addition to her husband she is survived by a
daughter and son-in-law, Paula A. and Kevin Johnson, of Ironton; two brothers and sister-in-laws, Daniel and Fern Wagner, of Ironton and David and Alberta Wagner, of Pine Grove; a sister, Karen “June” Robinson, of Ironton; three grandchildren, Laura Faith, Leah Joanne, and Michael David Terry II.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home with the Rev. Clell Elliott officiating. Burial will follow in Hanging Rock Cemetery. Friends may call noon -1 p.m. at the funeral home. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.