BARKER, Leona Hicks - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Services for Mrs. Leona Barker, 76, were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Woodrow Funeral Home in Kingman. The Rev. Eugene Rapson officiated assisted by Rev. Lawrence West. Burial was in Kingman Fraternal Cemetery. Mrs. Barker of Veedersburg Rt 2, died at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville at 7:30 a.m. Sunday Sept 4, 1906. She had been a patient there since July 29. Mrs. Barker was born in Indianapolis April 11, 1884 and was an adopted daughter of Lewis & Carolyn Givens Hicks. She was married to Elmer Barker July 27, 1908. He preceded her in death Feb 13, 1959. She was a member of Chariot Rebekah Lodge 517 of Kingman the Kingman EUB Ladies Aid and Coopers Chapel Ladies Aid; also Yeddo New Light Christian Church. Surviving are a foster brother, Harry Hicks, Veedersburg and several cousins.