Barbara Joyce (Brewer) Piper

PIPER, BREWER, KEMP, HUSS, PECK, STOGDILL, HAYES, GARNER, PHILLIPS

Posted By: Stacy Bliesener (email)
Date: 1/21/2015 at 22:07:51

Barbara Joyce Piper, 81, of Burlington, died at 4:12 PM Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.

Born February 20, 1933, in Media, IL, she was the daughter of George Noah and Dorothy Elizabeth Kemp Brewer. She married Edward Wesley Huss in January 1949. They later divorced. On August 24, 1980, she married Clyde Wayne Piper in Burlington.

Barbara was a homemaker most of her life.

She enjoyed embroidery, making baby quilts for all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and playing cards. She loved to read murder mysteries and especially cherished her time spent with grandchildren.

Survivors include her husband, Clyde; one son, Wesley (Dixie) Huss of Fort Madison; four daughters, Barbara Jean (Patrick) Peck of Oquawka, IL, Cathy (Mike) Stogdill of Wever, April Lynn (George) Hayes of Fort Madison, and Rose Marie Garner of Oquawka; four step-daughters, Colleen Parella of Dallas, TX, Charlene Piper of Oskaloosa, IA, Cheryl (Bill) Samson of St. Louis, MO, and Crystal Hopwood of Bloomfield, IA; 17 grandchildren; several step grandchildren; 40 plus great-grandchildren; one sister, Theo (Bill) Phillips of Media, IL; and one brother, Richard (June) Brewer of Rensselaer, IN.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Wilber Brewer, one step-granddaughter and one great granddaughter-in-law.

Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Thielen Crematory.

There will be no visitation.

The memorial service for Mrs. Piper will be 10:00 AM Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Thielen Funeral Home with Reverend Amy Booker-Hirsch officiating.

A memorial has been established for American Diabetes Association.

http://www.thielenfuneralhome.com/obituary?id=1473448
 

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