Beckham Co. OK - Obit for Mrs. Mary Ann Barrett Barker
   
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   Mrs.  Mary Ann Barker was born March 10, 1880 in Highland County, Ohio
   to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Barrett.  She  departed this life Monday,
   January  29,  1968 in the Erick hospital. She was 87 years, 10 months,
   19 days of aage.
   She  was  united  in marriage to Richard S. Barker January 26, 1896 at
   Greenburg,  Iowa.  To this union 8 daughters and 5 sons were born. Her
   husband and two daughters Ruby, and Mildred, preceded her in death.
   Mrs.  Barker  and  her  husband  came to the Reydcon community in 1908
   where  she  has  resided  60  years. She was a member of the Methodist
   church.
   She  is  survived  by six daughters, Mrs. Hazel Howell, Mayfield; Mrs.
   Vera Byers, Truth or Consequence, New Mexico; Mrs. Leora Sullenberger,
   Phoenix, Arizona; Mrs. Edith Brown, Grimes; Mrs. Creda Miller, Texola;
   Mrs.  Ruth  Hughes,  Los Alamos, New Mexico. Five sons, Fred, Phoenix,
   Arizona;  Earl  and  Orville,  Reydon;  Glenn,  Hay Camp, California;
   Arthur  of  Durham;  21 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, 2 great
   great  grandchildren;  4 sisters, Mrs. Dollie Schillings, and Mrs. Eva
   Schillings,   Jefferson,   Iowa;   Mrs.   Ruth  Bravard,  Seal  Beach,
   California;  Mrs.  Dora  Webb,  Des  Moines, Iowa; other relatives and
   friends.
   Funeral  services were held in the Reydon Community building Thursday,
   February  1, 1968 by Dr. Charles Simpson of Oklahoma City, assisted by
   Leland Burch.
   Interment  was in the White Rose cemetery, Reydon, Roger Mills County,
   Oklahoma by the side of her husband who died in 1930.
   Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Ok