Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Barker, Margaret Alice 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 31, 2010, 5:59 pm The Hastings Reminder, September 2007 Margaret Alice (Shumway) (Catt) Barker ceased her labors on September 3, 2007 at 93 years of age at Thornapple Manor. She was born April 12, 1914, the second of seven children born to John and Letha (Nye) Shumway of Lake Odessa. She attended Lake Odessa schools, and in 1934 married Leroy Catt. Leroy and Margaret had three sons, Larry, Roger and John. Margaret married Robert Barker in 1958. They resided in Mulliken for many years and enjoyed a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Margaret took pleasure in selling Avon Products to neighbors and friends during these years. Robert died in 1985, and Margaret returned to Lake Odessa, residing with her son, Roger, and enjoying time with her sister, Bernice and brother, Bob. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; son, Larry Catt on August 4, 2007; sisters, Katherine Shumway and Bernice Shumway Klopfenstein, and brother, Roy Shumway. Se is survived by sons, John (Terri) Catt and Roger (Diane) Catt; daughter-in- law, Jean Catt; six grandchildren; several great grandchildren; brothers, Richard Shumway and his family of Maryland, Robert Shumway and his family of Hastings;, John Shumway and family of Eaton Rapids; and sister, Jean Shumway Wilson and family of Hastings. The funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 8, 2007 at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa, with visitation for one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Meadowbrook Cemetery in Mulliken. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/barker9238nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb