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Barbara Gay Lawrence, age 79, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in Bartow, FL.

Born April 12, 1941 in Berea, OH, she was the daughter of the late William Geoffrey and Lauretta Pauline (Wells) Halley. She lived in Ohio, Michigan, Massachusetts, Arizona, and the Panama Canal Zone before finally settling in Florida.

She enjoyed classical music, reading eclectically (but especially science fiction), and never met a bookstore or library she didn't like. She was an avid puzzler and was proud of playing twice on NPR's Sunday Puzzle. One favorite activity for many years was attending science fi...