October 24, 1937 ~ November 7, 2024
Barbara Ann Locke, 87, of Union, OH, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2024. She was born October 24, 1937, in Union, Ohio, to the late Forrest & Lillian Locke.
Barbara will be missed and remembered by her son David Locke Perlow (47) and his wife Shannon (47) of Bellbrook, Ohio; grandchildren Ezra John Locke Perlow (18) and Araya Grace Perlow (17); brother Wayne Locke of Union, Ohio; sister Mary Jane Griesheimer of Union, Ohio; numerous nieces and nephews who will miss and remember her fondly.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Joyce McGinnis.
Barbara was a long-time member of Community Grace Brethren Church. She also spent many years involved in BSF with other women in the Dayton area studying God’s word. She was an amazing people person and thrived being around others. She truly loved her family and loved others well; she never met a stranger. She studied fashion at University of Miami in Florida and was an amazing seamstress, often sewing up costumes for school plays and church pageants. Above all, Barbara will be known as being a wonderful mother and grandmother. We rejoice with her as she is able to walk and talk again in heaven and look forward to the day when we reunite with her there.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, November 17, at Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St., West Milton, with a close friend of the Perlow family, Pastor Brian Tate officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 2:00-3:00 PM Sunday at the funeral home.
In leu of flowers, please consider live plants or contributions made in Barbara’s name to one of the following ministries:
Hope Rising: https://shorturl.at/1GGhL – Formerly Miami Valley Women’s Center
Hope Bridge: https://hopebridgeohio.org/programs/single-moms/ – A Ministry for single mom’s here in Ohio.
Online memories may be left for the family at www.hale-sarver.com