Barbara June Utley, age 88, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, August 1st, 2023, at Indian Hills – A Stonebridge Community, Chillicothe, Missouri.

Barbara was born the daughter of Clyde Ross and Delia Catherine (Ireland) Spainhour on March 13, 1935, in Livingston County, Missouri. She attended school in Laredo, Missouri. On June 17, 1952, she was united in marriage to Earl Wayne Utley in Chillicothe, Missouri. He preceded her in death on May 6, 2023. Barbara was a homemaker, and enjoyed caring for her family. She loved cooking, camping, fishing, crocheting, embroidery, but most of all, she loved spending time with her family. She was a member of the Church of Christ, Chillicothe, Missouri.

Survivors include two daughters, Bonnie Harding and husband, Raymond, of Chillicothe, Missouri and Katherine Litzelman and husband, Henry, of Chillicothe, Missouri; one son, Clyde Wayne Utley and significant other, Patricia Allen, of Elkland, Missouri; seven grandchildren, Tonya Perry and husband, John, of Braymer, Missouri, Curtis Litzelman of Columbia, Missouri, Tristan Perry of Columbia Missouri, Angie Lauhoff and husband, Darren, of Chillicothe, Missouri, Jeff Harding and wife, Mary, of Chillicothe, Missouri, Andrea Leakey and husband, Nick, of Chillicothe, Missouri and Tammara Utley of California; several great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren. She was also survived by one brother, Eugene Spainhour and wife Judy of Wheeling, Missouri, three brothers-in-law, Ray Utley and wife, Tomme of St. Joseph, Missouri, Roy Utley and wife, Jeanne, of Bethel, Ohio, and Richard Utley of Wheeling, Missouri; two sisters-in-law, Marjorie Faulds and husband, Hugh, of Kansas City, Missouri and Pearl Gipson and husband, Bill, of Huntsville, Missouri; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Earl Wayne Utley; one grandson, Christopher Utley; three brothers, Emory Spainhour, Donald Spainhour, and Forrest Spainhour; infant brother, Claude Spainhour; and three sisters, Edna Nettles, Thelma Marie Sizemore, and Linda Shannon.

Graveside services will be held at Wheeling Cemetery, Wheeling, Missouri, on Thursday, August 17th, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. There is no scheduled visitation.

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