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" Nancy Jean Barklow, age 86, long-time resident of Myrtle Point and Coquille, Oregon, passed away peacefully in Haymarket, Virginia on March 21, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Jean was born on April 24, 1938, in Red Oak, Iowa to Ira and Virginia Findley alongside her twin sister Norma Jane. Jean was a wonderful singer and musician, spending her early years performing with The Sweet Adelines, and then as lead singer “Jeannie Fender” for several of her own musical groups. She also spent many years travelling coast-to-coast as a long-haul truck driver. Jean is survived by her son Scott, daughter Virginia, grandchildren Jeffrey, Jeannie, Matthew, Michael, Alexander, Nicolas, sister-in-law Bonnie, and many nieces and nephews. No service is currently scheduled. Later this summer Jean’s ashes will be laid to rest with her parents Ira and Virginia, sister Jane, and brother Bud in Powers, Oregon. "