BARBARA LOUISE FLEMING

LAMAR- A private family ceremony will be held for Barbara Louise Fleming, 76, Lamar, who died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.

Arrangements are under the direction of Daniel Funeral Home.

Condolences may be shared at www.dfhlamar.com.

Survivors include her husband, Mark; two daughters, Heather Frances Fleming, Lamar and Tracy Lynn Candler, Greenfield; granddaughter, Morgan Paige Weimer and fiance Brandon Hildebrand and their young son, Hayden Michael Hildebrand, all of Lamar, as well as many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; grandparents; two brothers, Donald Wayne Cassatt and wife Janet and Gary Wayne Cassatt and wife Roberta.

Mrs. Fleming was born Feb. 15, 1947, in Liberal, to Cecil Wayne Cassatt and Lila Mae (Swartz) Cassatt. She married Mark C. Fleming on Dec. 5, 1969, at McGuire Air Force Base in Wrightstown, N.J.

After graduating Liberal High School in 1965, she attended Cosmetology School at Kansas State College in Pittsburg, Kan. Upon graduation of Kansas State College, she worked two years as a hair specialist in Coffeyville, Kan. From there she decided to enlist in the United States Air Force. After completing basic training, she was trained to become an Air Passenger Service Specialist and was assigned to McGuire Air Force Base from December 1968-1969. In December 1969 she married Mark Fleming and they were assigned to Clark Air Base, Philippines.

In August 1970, Mrs. Fleming was required to separate from the Air Force due to the impending birth of their first child, Heather, who was due in October. After being reassigned to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware for two years and the birth of their second daughter, Tracy, the family was moved to Yuma, Ariz. to stay with her parents while her husband was overseas in Iran and Saudi Arabia. After his tour was complete they were moved to Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma. They established their home in Tipton, Okla. and lived there after their 20 year retirement from the Air Force.

Mrs. Fleming was very involved with school, serving as home room mother, parent-teacher organization leader, along with coaching youth teams. Besides those activities she worked in the base commissary, several grocery and department stores, U.S. Census Bureau, ASCOG, as a newspaper reporter and owned and operated a trophy and plaque business. In 1996, upon moving to Lamar, she worked in caring for the mentally and physically handicapped people for the next 16 years.