BARBARA LUCIETTA

LAMAR-Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church for Barbara Lucietta, 69, Lamar, who died at her home on Friday, June 10, 2016, with her husband by her side. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, at the church.

Arrangements are under the direction of Konantz Warden Funeral Home.

The obituary may be viewed and condolences sent online at www.konantzwarden.com

Survivors include her husband, Don Lucietta, of the home; a son, Justin Lucietta, Webb City; a brother, Harley Ihm and wife Dana, Pueblo, Colo.; a sister-in-law, Charlotte Palmer, Kimberling City; a brother-in-law, Jerry Lucietta and wife Joan, Lexington, Ky.; a nephew, Brandon Ihm, Pleasant Hope and nieces, Erin Ihm, Independence, Nico Ihm, Chicago, Ill. and Josey Ihm Butler, Leesburg, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Larry Ihm.

Mrs. Lucietta was born Jan. 18, 1947, in Dubuque, Iowa, to R. Clarence and Thelma (Mead) Ihm. In the early 1950's they moved to Lamar. She was a 1965 graduate of Lamar High School. She and her husband Don were married June 19, 1965, in Lamar and they remained in Lamar, rearing their son Justin.

She was a member of First Christian Church in Lamar, where she was involved in many activities and had a willingness to help in any way she could. She was a past member of the Lamar Saddle Club, where she and her horse Smokey Joe participated in barrel racing. She worked many years at Lamar Greenhouse and later at Strong's Corner Florist, doing what she loved, making flower arrangements.

She had a zest for life and was known for always having a smile for everyone.