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Barbara Canny
BARBARA KAY CANNY
Des Moines
Barbara Kay Canny (nee Barker) passed away in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 7, 2022.
Barbara was born Dec. 31, 1941, in Mount Ayr, Iowa, to LaViece and Clarence Barker, and lived with her husband, Garold, and son, Brian, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she worked as a social worker, and Montgomery, Texas.
Barbara is survived by her sisters, Karyn Stone, Lana (Dick) Gibson and Rita (Larry) Hunter; her brothers, David (Carol) Barker and Danny (Jeannie) Barker; and her son, Brian (Jennifer) Canny.
Donations in her honor can be made to the Food Bank of Iowa (http://give.foodbankiowa.org/), the Animal Alliance Rescue of Mount Ayr, (515) 520-7748 or any PBS station.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr with services beginning at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in the Benton Cemetery, Benton, Iowa.
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