Barbara Ann (Hartman) Champ, 93, of Saint Louis, Missouri, formerly of Woodlawn, Illinois, passed away at 11:36 am Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Mercy Hospice House in Saint Louis, Missouri. She was born September 12, 1932 in Jefferson County, Illinois, to the late Frank P. and Mary R. (Browning) Hartman. Barbara married Joseph W. Champ on June 30, 1951 in Jefferson County. He preceded her in death on September 22, 1986.
Barbara is survived by her children, Becky (Charles) Mays of Woodlawn, Illinois, Debby (Kenny) Hill of Katy, Texas, Cindy (Bruce) Marlow of Pacific, Missouri, Tim (Rita) Champ of Rushville, Missouri, and Mindy (Dennis) Bevis of Mount Vernon, Illinois; grandchildren, Jeremy (Courtney) Mays of Mount Vernon, Illinois, Charity (Steve) Shapiro of Belleville, Illinois, Angie (Matt) Hoyt of Palm Desert, California, Beth Hill of Cypress, Texas, Rachel Neal of Katy, Texas, Abby O’Neal of Fredricksburg, Texas, Shaun (Amy) Champ of Normal, Illinois, Melanie (Steve) Heroux of Gurnee, Illinois, Bradley (Kelly) Champ of Holts Summit, Missouri, Shannon Marlow of Pacific, Missouri, Mallory (Scott) Prost of Manchester, Missouri, Bryan (Kristi) Champ of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Joel (Heidi) Champ of Springfield, Missouri, Kristle (Nick) Davis of Arlington, Iowa, Caleb (Laurie) Champ of Liberty, Missouri, Sarah (Matt) Jackson of Saint Louis, Missouri, and Jesi Bevis (Gunner Tollefsen) of Amsterdam, Netherlands; great-grandchildren, Addie Mays, Conner Mays, Sawyer Mays, MaLenna Mays, MaKartny Mays, Mason Mays, Jenasis Mays, Ailie Mays, Alex Shapiro, Owen Shapiro, Kylee Hill, Madison (June) Hill, Cora Neal, Davis Neal, Cash O’Neal, Chloe O’Neal, Jackson Champ, Layla Champ, Declan Heroux, Lexington Heroux, Claira Champ, Emmett Champ, Raegan Marlow, Oliver Prost, Elliot Prost, Charlotte Prost, Leo Prost, Kyler Champ, Kamrin Champ, Kalli Champ, Isabelle Champ, Isaiah Champ, Evelyn Champ, Thomas Champ, Devin Davis, Eden Davis, Kaden Davis, Reid Champ, Cohen Champ, Faye Champ, Miles Jackson, and Clover Tollefsen; great-grandson, Brantley Hill; and a great-great-grandson on the way.
In addition to her parents and husband, Barbara was preceded in death by her son, Rick Champ; and grandson, Aaron Marlow.
A Visitation will be held Saturday, January 31, 2026 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at Hughey Funeral Home in Mount Vernon. A Funeral Service will begin at 11:00 am with Tim Champ/Bryan Champ officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn, Illinois.
For those who wish, Barbara’s service will be available to watch via Zoom. Go to zoom.us/join and enter the Meeting ID: 852 9876 6015.
Call Hughey Funeral Home at 618-242-3348 or visit hugheyfh.com for further information.