Trego County inmate dies at WaKeeney hospital

By KARI BLURTON
Hays Post

Barbara Sue Farber, Address: Wakeeney, Age: 50, Charges: Possession of drug paraphernalia; Possession of methamphetamine; Cultivation / distribution of a controlled substance within 1000’ of a school; Conspiracy — Farber

WAKEENEY — Trego County Sheriff Richard Hanks has confirmed an inmate in the Trego County jail, Barbara Sue Farber, 50, died this morning at Trego County-Lemke Memorial Hospital.

Hanks said Farber was taken to the WaKeeney hospital after complaining of chest pains at approximately 1 a.m. this morning. She died at approximately 8 a.m. this morning while in the hospital.

Farber was arrested Oct. 17 with charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine and cultivation/distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school.

Farber was listed as a witness in the case against John Reeder, former Trego County USD 208 school board president, who was arrested Thursday at his home on a variety of drug charges.

Reeder was released on community corrections after a bond hearing Tuesday in WaKeeney.