BARKER, Gerald C. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Gerald C. Barker, 77, of Kingman Indiana died at noon Mon (March 22, 1993) at Houston Healthcare in Crawfordsville Indiana. He was born Aug 23, 1915, at Cates Indiana the son of Bayless & Jane Riley Barker. He was married to Ruby M. Childers on Jan 23, 1934. She survives. He is also survived by one son, Richard C (Margaret) Barker; two daughters, Marilyn (James Harwood) and Sue (Jack) Dillon; five grandchildren and six greats; two nephews & 3 nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brotherss & 3 sisters. A life resident of Fountain County he was an operating engineer and had been employed at Morgan Coal Co; TeePak; and Interstate Sand & Gravel. He was a member of the Operating Eng Local 841. Funeral services 2 p.m. EST Thurs March 25 at Shelby Fun Home Covington; officiating is Kenneth Majors; Buried Mt. Hope Cemetery, Covington. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Kingman - Gerald C. Barker, 77, of Kingman, died at noon March 22, 1993 at Houston Healthcare in Crawfordsville. He was born Aug 23, 1915 at Cates, the son of Bayless and Jane Riley Barker. He was married to Ruby M. Childers, Jan 23, 1934. She survives.

He was a life resident of Fountain County. He was an operating engineer and had been employed at Morgan Coal Company, Tee Pak and INterstate Sand & Gravel. He was a member of the Operating Engineers Local 841.

Surviving, besides the wife, are a son, Richard C (Margaret) Barker, Rt 2, Veedersburg; two daughters, Marilyn (James) Harwood and Sue (Jack) Dillon, both of Kingman; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren; two nephews and three nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and three sisters.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Shelby Funeral Home, Covington with Kenneth Majors officiating. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Covington.