Barbara Rae Harding (Lefler) Bradbury Obituary (1936 - 2009)

Barbara passed away on August 16, 2009 from a short valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born May 19, 1936 to Albert Talmage Harding and Ethel Flygare Ostler in Provo, Utah. She married Jack M. Lefler September 11, 1954 (later divorced). She gave birth to two sons Lloyd Clair and Kevin Ray Lefler. She attended schools in Wasatch County. She attended beauty school in Bountiful and had her own shop called The Beauty Box. She also styled wigs for Valley Music Hall. She married Wendell Theo Bradbury on October 1, 1977 and became the mother to five additional children, Lance, Wendy, Lisa, Brooks, and Laurie. Barbara was a beautiful woman both physically and spiritually, she was loved by many people and touched the lives of all those who knew her. She was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The most important thing she left her children was her unshakable testimony of the Savior. She held many church callings, among them were, Relief Society President both stake and ward, docent at church Relief Society Headquarters, teacher, visiting teacher, and family history teacher. She compiled her family history and was a genealogist. She and Wendell completed two missions, one to Albuquerque, New Mexico and the other to Chesterfield, Idaho. She loved to fish, garden, cook and sew. Her greatest accomplishments in life were being a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by her husband Wendell, sons Kevin Lefler (Kim), Lance Bradbury (Linda), Brooks Bradbury (Sherry), daughters Wendy Chidester (Gary), Lisa Kersher (Kevin), Laurie Merrill (Todd), 20 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren, 3 brothers and 1 sister. She was preceded in death by son Lloyd Clair Lefler (Shelly Thurgood), grandson Jared Lefler, her mother and father, 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Thank you to all of the family, ward members, doctors and nurses who so lovingly cared for Barbara. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 21, 2009 at 11:00 am at the Daybreak 1st Ward 3760 W. Rushton View Dr. (10885 S). Friends and family may call Thursday August 20 from 6-8:00 pm at Jenkins-Soffe South Valley 1007 W. South Jordan Pkwy (10600 S) and at the church Friday starting at 10:00 am. Interment Provo City Cemetery.