Barbara Ann "Barb" Spiva

Barbara Ann "Barb" Spiva obituary, Parsons, WV

Barbara Ann "Barb" Spiva

Barbara Spiva Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Randolph Funeral Home and Cremation Services on Apr. 17, 2025.

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Barbara "Barb" Ann Spiva, 59, a resident of Elkins, passed from this life Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at home. She had been in her usual health and death was unexpected.
Barb was born Tuesday, December 14, 1965, in Elkins, a daughter of the late Lawrence Spiva and Catherine Bell Spiva who survives.
Also left to cherish her memory are four sons, Tommy Martin, David Martin and wife Marie, Jerod White and wife Tiffany, Silmer White and wife Abby, thirteen grandchildren, Austin, Tommy, Evan, Heath, Cody, Chase, Davey, Autumn, Grayson, Hollie, Natalee, Carter, Lyndon, and her fur baby, Madeline.
Barb attended the schools of Randolph County and had been employed as a private housekeeper and worked at the deli at Shop N Save. In her younger years, she loved to fish. Barb enjoyed working puzzles, watching Jeopardy and Deal or No Deal, looking up and trying different recipes. Most of all, she loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Barb's request for cremation was honored.
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