Lois was born on April 24th, 1942 in Miami, Oklahoma to Parents, Homer and Dorothy (Simmons) Barger.
She has a sister Shirley Rodriguez of Kansas City, KS & brother Robert Barger (Deceased).
She was married to Wesley Johnson on Jun 6th, 1961, they had 2 Daughters (Kelly & Vicki). They were married 37yrs. until his passing in May 1998 .
She then met and married her current Husband, Ivan McKarnin on October 28th, 1999 & was blessed with a "bonus" Son, Mark.
They have enjoyed 23 beautiful yrs. of marriage together & have lived in Grain Valley, MO, Shawnee, KS & currently Kansas City, KS.
Lois loved her Family, Friends, Pets (Maggie), Music, Dancing, Camping (Glamping) & Shopping...she spent years Square Dancing in her younger years & would dance every dance till the music ended & the lights came back on! She enjoyed lots of bowling leagues & all of her great teammates over the years. Shopping was one of her most "favorite" pastimes which brings us to "how will I pay for all that"...so...She worked at Providence St. Margaret's Hospital in multiple Administrative positions for over 25 years where she made a lot of good lifelong friends & earned that shopping money! After retirement, her & Ivan took their Camping to another level & loved to get away to warmer weather in the Winter months where they enjoyed their "home away from home" in Texas. For many years they soaked up & fully enjoyed the "Good Life" with their other "Snowbird" friends. She loved her fur babies & never went long in between those beloved pets...very lucky fur babies to have such a caring, loving owner! She will be dearly missed!
Lois is survived by her Husband Ivan (KCK), Sister Shirley (KCK), Daughters, Kelly Sims (Kyle) Basehor KS, Vicki McGinnis (Kevin) KCK & Son, Mark McKarnin (Judy) PA & Florida.
She has 8 Grandchildren, Jessica Stroble (Brandon), Kevin McGinnis (Haley), Alyssa O'Neal (Shane) & Alex McGinnis (Alli). Kyle L. Sims (Jessica), Kelly D. Sims, Amanda Ellis (Randy) and Karrie Sims.
She had 16 Great Grandchildren, Kaelan, Cooper & Keaton McGinnis. Landon, Harper, Beckett & Ryleigh O'Neal, Keelee & Kendall Stroble. Jeda French, Amelia Tripp, Rylan & Ramona Ellis, Acene Martin, Kaleigh Howell & Marvin Chmidling,
A Visitation will be held from 1pm-2pm, Thursday, October 13th, 2022 at Chapel Hill-Butler Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 701 N. 94th Street, KCK. Funeral & Onsite Graveside Prayer to follow Visitation from 2-3pm. In Lieu of flowers, Donations to (Dementia Society of America) would be appreciated.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.chapelhill-butler.com for the McKarnin family.
