Marilyn C. Barker
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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She was born in Pierceton to Jacob Clair and Catherine Marie Beigh McCarter. On Jan. 16, 1949, in Pierceton, she married Harold T. Barker, who survives.
A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, she was office clerk for L.M. Berry for 18 years, retiring in 1987. She was a 1947 Pierceton High School graduate. She was a member of Pierceton United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school for many years, and Pierceton United Methodist Women, where she served as president for 18 years. She was a life member of Order of the Easter Star, Chapter 57, Pierceton, and Pierceton Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary.
Also surviving are a son, Thomas H. (and spouse Nancy) Barker, Pierceton; a daughter, Rosanne Barker, Knoxville; three grandchildren: Robert T. (and spouse Ann) Barker, Winona Lake; Mary C. (and spouse John) Britvich, Yorkville, Ill.; and Leigh R. Barker, Knoxville, Tenn.; and two great-grandchildren, Jacob and Sarah Barker, both at home. She was preceded in death by a sister, Rosemary McCarter, who died Aug. 29, 1950.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, officiating by Pastor Holly White of Pierceton United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to Pierceton United Methodist Church, 502 N. 1st St., Pierceton, IN 46562; or Visiting Nurse and Hospice, 5910 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46814.
Condolences may be sent via www.titusfuneralhome.com[[In-content Ad]]
She was born in Pierceton to Jacob Clair and Catherine Marie Beigh McCarter. On Jan. 16, 1949, in Pierceton, she married Harold T. Barker, who survives.
A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, she was office clerk for L.M. Berry for 18 years, retiring in 1987. She was a 1947 Pierceton High School graduate. She was a member of Pierceton United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school for many years, and Pierceton United Methodist Women, where she served as president for 18 years. She was a life member of Order of the Easter Star, Chapter 57, Pierceton, and Pierceton Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary.
Also surviving are a son, Thomas H. (and spouse Nancy) Barker, Pierceton; a daughter, Rosanne Barker, Knoxville; three grandchildren: Robert T. (and spouse Ann) Barker, Winona Lake; Mary C. (and spouse John) Britvich, Yorkville, Ill.; and Leigh R. Barker, Knoxville, Tenn.; and two great-grandchildren, Jacob and Sarah Barker, both at home. She was preceded in death by a sister, Rosemary McCarter, who died Aug. 29, 1950.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, officiating by Pastor Holly White of Pierceton United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to Pierceton United Methodist Church, 502 N. 1st St., Pierceton, IN 46562; or Visiting Nurse and Hospice, 5910 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46814.
Condolences may be sent via www.titusfuneralhome.com[[In-content Ad]]
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