Yoakum

Barbara A. Yoakum, 79, of Mars, passed away Tuesday morning, Sept. 29, 2026, at St. John Specialty Care Center in Mars.

Born in Pittsburgh on Oct. 19, 1946, she was the daughter of the late A. Ray and Blanche Mae Shaner Farringer.

Barb had been a branch manager for Mars Bank (now NexTier).

She was a member of LifePointe Alliance Church.

She was the mother of Robert “Rob” Fester (Michele), of Franklin Park; grandmother of Josselyn Fester and Alex Fester; sister of James Farringer (Terri), of Blawnox; and stepmother of Tammy Wardlaw (Jeff), Lisa Harris (Jimmy), April Wills (Scott) and Clay Yoakum (Charlotte). Several stepgrandchildren and great-grandchildren also survive.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James M. Yoakum.

YOAKUM — Friends of Barbara A. Yoakum, who died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, at MCDONALD-AEBERLI FUNERAL HOME, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars. Services will follow at 8 p.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jeff Lawther officiating.

Entombment will be in the mausoleum at Allegheny County Memorial Park.

Directions and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.

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