Obit of Barker, Arthur T. "Chick" - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 10 Jul 2005 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Surnames: Barker, Sherman, Atha, Lackey, Whitehead, Giblet, Stewart, Lindenfelser, Randall, Hughes, Sain, Brown Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5998 Arthur T. "Chick" Barker was born July 4, 1911 in Rankin, Oklahoma to Mary Ann and Richard Sherman Barker. He passed away April 14, 2005 at Sayre, Oklahoma at the age of 93 years, 9 months and 10 days. Chick grew up and attended school at Rankin. He married Margarette Lois Atha on December 6, 1933 at Mayfield, Oklahoma. They farmed near Reydon until 1944 when they moved to Durham, Oklahoma. In 1978 they retired and moved to Sayre to make their home. Lois passed away in 1984. Chick remarried to Florene Lackey on March 3, 1985 and they continued to live in Sayre. He was a member of Sayre Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, 4 brothers and 7 sisters. Survivors include his wife Florene of the home; 2 sons Gerry and Carolyn Baker, Sayre, Oklahoma and Arthur Gale and Zoe Ann Barker, Yukon, Oklahoma; 8 grandchildren, Christy and David Whitehead, Mangum, Oklahoma, Tammy Giblet, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Travis and Londa Barker, Mustang, Oklahoma, Gayla Barker, Edmond, Oklahoma, Greg and Teresa Barker, Durham, Oklahoma, Shonna and Rodney Stewart, Sayre, Oklahoma, Molly and Robby Lindenfelser, Cheyenne, Oklahoma, Polly Barker,Sayre, Oklahoma, and Kerri and Josh Randall, Tahlequah, Oklahoma; 15 great grandchildren, 1 sister, Ruth Hughes, Reydon, Oklahoma; 2 step grandchildren, Patti Sain, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Vicky Sain, Mannfold, Oklahoma and Julie Brown and husband Bryan, Weatherford, Oklahoma; 6 great step grandchildren; 4 great great step grandchildren; and a host of relatives and friends. Services were helfd April 18, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. at the Sayre United Methodist Church officiated by Del Watkins and Ray Smart. Burial was at 1:30 p.m. in the White Rose Cemetery, Reydon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 21-Apr-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html