Virginia Clare (Buchanan) Gaar

Mrs. Virginia Clare (Buchanan) Gaar, age 64, of Dodson passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2016.
Born Friday, April 4, 1952, in Crowley, she was a graduate of Louisiana Tech University and was a retired school teacher and librarian with over 12 years of service. She was an active member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority, the Wesley Foundation and New Hope United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Gaar was preceded in death by her parents, Marion Murphy “Buck” and Vera Mae (Cowen) Buchanan; husband, Don Gaar; and sister, Margaret Baker.
Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters, Heather Marie (Gaar) Smith and husband Gary of Giddings, Texas, and Leah Kay (Gaar) Bottoms of West Monroe; grandchildren, Wade Smith, Coby Smith, Victoria Smith, Brittany Bottoms and Tyler Bottoms; and sister, Alice Ann (Buchanan) Schwendimann.
The family will receive friends on Friday, June 10, at Southern Funeral Home, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and again on Saturday, June 11, from 9 a.m. until time of services.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, at Southern Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Strawbridge officiating. Interment will follow in New Hope Cemetery in Dodson.
The Gaar family would like to extend an invitation to friends to join in fellowship and a meal in the church following graveside services.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.southernfuneralhome.com.