Barbara Gay Archer

Barbara Gay Archer was born August 8, 1933 to Basil Owen and Regina Irene Carson of Oakley, Idaho.  She moved with her family to Burley, when she was approximately one year old and attended Burley schools. Barbara married Fred William Archer in Buhl, July 02, 1950.  Barbara and Fred moved to Minidoka where they were both active in Fred's farming passion and shared many happy times working the soil with friends and family.  In the summer of 1969, Barbara and Fred moved to Burley and Barbara explored her talents as a retail salesperson in a local downtown boutique.  She enjoyed interacting with her customers, making festive balloon bouquets and assisting couples to be married with bridal registries.  Barbara was active in the Lutheran Church and was strong in her faith in Christ as her Savior.  After Fred went to be with the Lord in 1997, Barbara struck up a relationship with a longtime acquaintance, Curtis Howard.  Barbara and Curtis shared many happy moments together that could have easily been very lonely moments, traveling to places that they both have always wanted to see and explore.  This past year, Barbara began to feel the long term effects of an otherwise manageable disease.  She passed peacefully to be with the Lord on July 31, 2017.  She is survived by her two daughters; Gayla Reeder (David Reeder, husband) and Darla Shaver (Mark Shaver, husband), three grandchildren (Jim Brekke, Kimberly Roth and Lyndsey Cunningham) and four great-grandchildren (Addison & Ryan Brekke and Brynnleigh & Carson Roth) and her beloved companion Curtis Howard. 

There will be a grave side service at 2:00 p.m. on Friday August, 4th for the immediate family members and a social gathering afterward, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m., for extended family and friends at Zion Lutheran Church with light refreshments.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia Foundation or St. Luke's Intensive Care Unit.  Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Morrison Payne Funeral Home, 321 East Main Street in Burley.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Leukemia Foundation or St. Luke's Intensive Care Unit.

Funeral: Friday Aug 04 2017

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