Barbara A. (Underwood) Strachan Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Barbara A. (Underwood) Strachan, 83, of Irwin, died peacefully Sunday October 16, 2016, at Redstone Highlands, Greensburg. She was born December 23, 1932 in Monongahela, a daughter of the late Howard Clark and Sarah Elizabeth (Gillie) Underwood. She was an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church, Irwin, and was a member of the choir. She was an avid bowler, a former den mother and homeroom mother, and having been a Registered Nurse prior to raising her family she was known as the “neighborhood nurse” to the children of the neighborhood. Her greatest joy in life was her family. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of sixty three years, Gordon D. Strachan; her sons, Rev. Dr. Robert D. Strachan and his wife Deborah of Batesburg, SC, and William C. Strachan and his wife Beth of Haymarket, VA; four grandchildren; a great granddaughter; also nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the William Snyder Funeral Home Inc., 521 Main Street, Irwin, 724-863-1200. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Dr. Ronald H. Wakeman, officiating. Interment will follow in Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a contribution can be made to St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Blvd., Memphis, TN 38105, or www.stjude.org. For online condolences please visit www.snyderfuneralservices.com.

Barbara A. (Underwood) Strachan

December 23, 1932 - October 16, 2016