Ida LaVaugh Nichols Baringer, daughter of the late William Joseph Nichols and Laura Rose Hendley Nichols was born in Bernie, Missouri on March 27, 1934 and departed this life at Winchester Place, in Bernie, Missouri on July 27, 2015 at the age of 81.

Ms. Baringer had served in the United States Air Force, later she had worked as a Switch Board PBS Operator at Malden Air Force Base and also in Bernie. 

Survivors include two sons, Airey Norman Baringer II of Louisville, Texas and William Nichols Baringer of Corpus Christi, Texas; by one daughter, Robin Alexis of Houston, Texas; by three sisters, Shirley Louise McGowan, Sherian Lee Todd and Linda Sue Duncan all of Bernie, Missouri; by seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; also by other relatives and friends. 

Graveside services will be conducted in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri on Friday, July 31, 2015 starting at 11:00 A.M. With Full Military Honors. 

Rev. James Todd officiating.  Interment will follow.