Sept. 21, 1964 – March 28, 2024

Funeral services for Tracey Michelle Barger, 59, of Sallisaw, were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 1, 2024, at Agent Mallory Martin Chapel in Sallisaw. Burial followed at Brushy Cemetery in Sallisaw under the direction of Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Service, Inc.

Ms. Barger was born on Sept. 21, 1964, in Fort Smith, Ark., to Earline (Sparks) Barger and Bobby Lee Barger. She died on Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Tulsa.

She graduated from Marble City Schools, Sallisaw Public Schools, Connors State College and Northeastern State University. She was a teacher at Church Rock Elementary Schools in Gallop, N.M., as well as Headstart programs at Brushy, Webbers Falls, Tahlequah, Sallisaw and Spiro.

Survivors are two sisters, Barbara Sparks and Geoffrey of Sallisaw and Jennifer Barger Johnson and Eric of Oklahoma City;and other family members and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents. Pallbearers were Jacob Sparks, John Sparks, Samuel Johnson, Robert Sparks, Martin Pettit, Preston Sparks, and Trevor Sparks.