Barbara M. Heffner

Barbara M. Heffner

Barbara Heffner Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hood Funeral Home & Crematory on Jan. 20, 2026.
BARBARA M. HEFFNER age 91 of Crossville, TN passed away June 23, 2025. She was born July 8, 1933 in Elizabethtown, PA the daughter of Raymond and Esther Hetzel Miller. She worked many years as a surgical nurse and was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by her husband Lee Heffner of Crossville, TN, daughter- Barbara Gail Barber of Hopkinsville, KY, grandsons- Benjamin Lee Heffner of Memphis, TN and Sam Heffner of Phoenix, AZ and granddaughters- Kim Brammer of Plano, TX and Cristy Hardin of Hopkinsville, KY.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son- Lee Randall Heffner.

A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday July 2, 2025 at 1pm at Calvary Presbyterian Church in Big Lick.

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