Daughter of Darl D. Darr and Lillian (Meade) Darr was born on May 13, 1929 in Ellington, Missouri. She passed away on October 16, 2017 at her home in Crestwood, Missouri. Barbara was a homemaker and loved being with family, cooking and baking. She was a member of Christ Memorial Lutheran Church. She is survived by her son, Tom Knuckles and wife Debbie of Festus. Grandson Eric (Jennifer) Knuckles of Glendale and great grandchildren Reid and Annelise. Grandson Nathan (Kristina) Knuckles of Orlando, Florida and great grandchildren Connor and Kylie. Grandson Ryan (Melissa) Knuckles of Arnold and great grandson Hunter. Her son in law Pat Galczynski and his daughter Tricia, her granddaughter, of St. Charles. She is also survived by step son George A. Guthier and wife Norma of Moline Acres. Step granddaughter Kim (Tony) Busby of St. Louis and step great grandchildren Jeremy and Sarah. Step granddaughter Pam Dorrough of St. Louis and step great grandchildren Jessica and Alex. Step grandson Steve Guthier of St. Louis.
She is also survived by brother’s Bill (Virginia) Darr of Springfield, Don Darr of Crestwood and Rose Rayfield of Ozark and sisters in law Mary Darr of Crestwood, Joyce Darr of Rolla, Karen Darr of Branson, former sister in law Wanda Darr of Crestwood.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 48 years Henry, brothers’ James, Stanley and Ron Darr and her daughter Carol Galczynski, sister in law Elaine Darr, sister in law Tippy Darr, and brother in law Winston Rayfield. She also leaves to mourn many additional family, friends and neighbors including her special caregivers Kelley Flores and Barb Schuler. A special thank you to Pathways for providing excellent hospice care. Visitation will be on Friday October 20, 2017 from 4:00 pm-8:00 pm at the Kutis Funeral Home 10151 Gravois St. Louis, Missouri 63123. The funeral will be at the Kutis Chapel on Saturday October 21, 2017 at noon.