Barbara Ann Sargent, age 74, of West Frankfort, IL passed away peacefully at 10:47 a.m. on Friday, July 21, 2017, in the Helia Health Care Center of West Frankfort.
She was born on Sunday, June 6, 1943, in Christopher, IL, the daughter of Charles and Mary Elizabeth (Rea) Sharp. In the mid 1940's after her father returned home from the war, Barbara's family moved to the Sharp Family Farm located east of West Frankfort, near the new West Frankfort City Lake.
She attended school in Thompsonville, IL.
Barbara was first united in marriage to Jack R. McReynolds in West Frankfort in August of 1960, and this union was blessed with four children; Eddie Ray, William Franklin "Bill", Mary Ann and Johnny Lee. She later was united in marriage to John Edward Sargent on Monday, November 7, 1983, near Thompsonville, IL and together they have shared nearly thirty four years of marriage.
Most of her working career was as a cook in many of the areas restaurants with the last being at Lola's Restaurant i

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