Kelly “Bear” Jean (Barr) Lawler-Ackfeld, 37, passed away September 24, 2011.

She was born April 1, 1974 in Cambridge, Ohio to Kevin and Mary Ann (Sebek) Barr.

Kelly was preceded in death by her stepmother, Sherry Barr, her grandfather, Vincent Sebek, her grandmother, Eileen Austin.

She is survived by her daughter, Kelsey Dawn Lawler; father, Kevin Barr, and fiancée Donna Teal, and Kelly’s nephew Levi; mother, Mary Ann Arnold, and her husband Richard; siblings, Kraig Barr, and his wife Leslie, and their daughter Emily, Kassi Barr, Kenneth Barr, and his daughter Kelee; and step siblings, Sgt. Brandon Hacker and Brandi Hacker; her grandmother, Rose Mary Sebek and her grandparents, Edward and Betty Barr and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family.

Funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday September 30, 2011 in St. Agnes Cathedral under the care of Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home, 500 E. Walnut St.

Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home with prayer services starting at 7:30 p.m.

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