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Barbara Ann Bracy, 68, of Mammoth, Arizona, passed away on June 28, 2023. Barbara was born Nov. 6, 1954, in Globe, Arizona, to Mary Jo Gates and James Winfield Bentley. She has three sisters, Mary Lou Fletcher, Nancy Jane Barger and Elizabeth Matilda Neel, and one brother, Frank Charles Barron Jr. Barbara is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Daniel Bracy Sr. She has two children; son Charles Daniel Bracy Jr., 42, and daughter Mabel Louise Fort, 38. She has six granddaughters; Helen Ann Bracy, Skylar Ranee Bracy, Hilda May Bracy, Sylvia Bracy, Maryann Danielle Fort and Annabella Kenzie Fort. Barbara has a nickname, Babs, that her friends called her. She loved the Tasmanian Devil from Looney Tunes because he was made the year she was born, 1954. Barbara was a very loving and kind person. She loved to go camping, fishing and ride the boat. She always loved hanging out with her granddaughters; they were her pride and joy. Barbara is truly going to be missed by her friends and family; we will never forget her.
There will be a service at Pinal Cemetery in Globe, Arizona, on Aug. 5, 2023, at 4:30 p.m., to put her in her final resting place with her husband, Charles Bracy Sr. A potluck will follow at Donna Gates’ (Roberts’) house.
