Vernon Lee Barger, age 71, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Ky.He was born on Monday, October 18, 1954, in Oneida, Ky., to Jasper and Geneva (Gibson) Barger. He was a truck driver and a member of Tyner Community Church.
He left to mourn his passing his wife, Dessie (Byrd) Barger; three children, McKinley Barger and Crystal, Vernon Barger Jr., and Willie Jasper Barger; and his grandchildren, Cody Barger, Tiffany Obiora and husband Davis, Whitney Barger, Mackenzie Barger, Kendra Barger, Kendall Barger, Austin Barger, Justin Barger, and Hunter Barger. Also surviving were his brother and sisters: Kenneth Barger and Maggie, Linda Bowling and Alfred, Glenna Barnett, and Patty Morgan.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jasper and Geneva Barger; his daughter-in-law, Shayla Barger; his brothers, William Barger and Sam Barger; and his sister, Geraldine Burns.
Funeral services for Vernon Lee Barger were conducted on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the Rominger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Mitchell Ball and Rev. Harold Byrd presided. Burial followed in the Lower Sadler Cemetery.
The family received friends and loved ones on Saturday after 12:00 p.m. at the Rominger Funeral Home Chapel.
Arrangements were entrusted to Rominger Funeral Home.
