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Irene Nunley, 68
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Born the youngest of three in Wichita, Kan., on Dec. 31, 1942 to Alice and Wayne Sigler, Irene Sigler Barnes Nunley spent her life globetrotting, collecting and sewing. Ms. Nunley died Saturday, June 4 after a short illness.Her marriage to Gary Barnes took her to many great reaches of the world, traveling to and living in exotic destinations that included Biloxi, Miss., Amsterdam, Paris, France, Luxemburg, Los Angeles, California and eventually McMinnville. It was in McMinnville, Ms. Nunley raised their three children: Wendy Barnes, Kenny Barnes and Gina Barnes Hopkins.After raising her children Ms. Nunley moved to Waycross, Ga., to join her adoring sister, Darlene Arnold.