Rachel L Loar

Rachel L. Loar, age 86, of Alliance, passed away at her home on November 30, 2021.

She was born on July 7, 1935 in Bemus, WV to Charles and Mary (Lambert) Vance.

Rachel was a former school bus driver for Marlington Schools. She was a member of the 40+ Motorcycle Club and the Alliance Baptist Temple. Rachel enjoyed boating, oil painting, traveling on their motorcycle, and vacationing on cruise ships, but most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Debra Loar and Danny (Char) Loar; grandchildren, Christy (Jason) Definbaugh, Nick (Amanda) Loar, Julia (Reginald) Wooten, and Nonae Billiter; nine great-grandchildren, Stacy, Jacob, Dakota, Reggie, Gauge, Brianna, Alatris and Morgan; one great-great-granddaughter, Alice Grace Blagg; and her sister Fayetta (Vance) Ware.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles Loar, whom she married on March 11, 1953 and who passed on June 24, 2021; daughter, Dianna Lynn Loar; great-grandson, Zach Definbaugh; two brothers; and two sisters.

A private family service will be held at Joseph’s Chapel in Bellington, West Virginia at a later date.

Arrangements are entrusted to Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home 75 South Union Ave Alliance, Ohio 44601.