A funeral service for the wife of U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, who died unexpectedly this week at the age of 39, will be held Monday in Kentucky.
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Eleanor Carol Leavell Barr will be laid to rest at Southland Christian Church in Lexington, a day after a visitation service for her in the city. Her husband, who expressed his “profound grief” over her death this week said on Twitter that the services will be “a beautiful tribute to a beautiful life.”
Barr died of natural causes from a heart condition known as mitral valve prolapse on Tuesday at the family’s home in Lexington, the Fayette County coroner’s office said in a preliminary autopsy report. The family is encouraging “friends and admirers” to remember her with contributions to The American Heart Association.
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