Wayne Lybarger

January 15, 1939 - September 2, 2015

Wayne Lybarger, age 76, of Bowling Green, passed away September 2, 2015 at the Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, September 5th, 2015 at the Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green with John Veach officiating. Burial will be in Siloam Cemetery with military honors being conducted by VFW Post #5553 and Military Honors Guard from Jefferson Barracks. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm at the funeral home. Wayne was born January 15, 1939 in Curryville, the son of Homer and Edna Goodman Lybarger. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Esther Couch Lybarger. Other survivors include sons Kenneth Wayne Lybarger (Tina) of Center, John Lybarger (Donna) of New London and Robert Lybarger of Bowling Green; daughter Abbie Brown (William) of San Antonio, TX; grandchildren Christopher Brown, Heather Brown, Kodi Lybarger, Jordyn Lybarger, Justin Swank (Destiny), Latoya Fletcher (Josh), Megan Hendrix (Andy), Jacob Aitken, Bethany Graver and Devin Graver; great grandchildren Madison Swank, Natalie Fletcher and Nora Fletcher; brother Gary Lybarger of Troutman NC; sisters Nancy Lybarger of Bowling Green and Glenna Fuerst of Eolia; special cousin Linda Williams of Monroe City. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Billy Lybarger, Edwin Lybarger and Donald Goodman. Wayne was a lifelong residence of Pike County and a United States Veteran, serving during the Vietnam era, from 1960 until 1966. He enjoyed woodworking, hunting and fishing, and playing with his grandchildren. Wayne was the family rock and was there for anyone who needed him. Serving as pallbearers will be Justin Swank, Christopher Brown, Joshua Fletcher, Andy Hendrix, Denny Curry and Jerry Lybarger. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Bill Couch, Tom Couch and Boyd Fairchild. Memorials may be made to Siloam Cemetery.