BARKER, Lucinda Cotton
Source: Kingman Star Friday October 9, 1908
At the advanced age of 78 years, MRS. LUCINDA BARKER died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Clark, in Coloma Monday evening. after an illness of long duration of the infirmities of age. She was removed to her home in Marshall Tuesday, where short prayer services were held Wednesday morning after which the remains were laid to rest in the Cashatt cemetery. She is survived by seven children, Mrs. Irvin Lindley, Mrs. F. A. Bannon, Mrs. Geo. Clark, Mrs. Martha Wendel, Mrs. Mary Goodwin, Henry Barker and Bayless Barker, all of whom have the sincere sympathy of every one for they have lost in life a mother who has been to them all that the name implies, but in her death it is consoling for them to know that she has lived so that it is but to enter into her reward. – thanks sooo very much to “S” for all her work on the obits on this site 😊
Source: Kingman Star Friday, October 15 1908
LUCINDA E. COTTON, was born Feb. 7th 1830. Died Oct 1908, aged 78 years 6 months 29 days. Her father and mother were both born in North Carolina, but our kind sister was born in Parke County, Indiana where her home has been her entire life. “Grandma” as she was known among her friends and neighbors was married when quite young being but just a few months over fifteen years old. Her husband, Geo. W. Barker to whom she was married in the year 1845 died April 11, 1900, 76 years 4 months 29 days and she his survivor only since that memorable year. “Grandma” Barker was the mother of fourteen children but seven of whom are living. “Sister” Barker with her husband united with the New Light Church at Pleasant Grove, Parke County, Ind., under the labors of Elder J. T. Phillips where she lived a faithful humble Christian to the close of her ever patient upright life. “Our mother” as she was known by her devoted children, taught them in their tender youths to lead a happy, upright and blameless lives, which showed her life to be prompted by a true servant of her savior. Her oldest child, Martha Wendall was 62 years her birthday last August while her youngest daughter Mrs. Bannon was 37 her last Birthday. Her loving children who now survive her though they feel the heavy weight of her death upon each of their burdened heart, will never forget their tender loving mother. Mrs. Barker “Aunt Cinda” as she was called by relatives among her neighbors was a humble quiet subservant friend every day leading the same Christian life which pointed to the faithfulness in an afflicted mother who was trusting in a comforting savior. Funeral services were conducted at her home in Marshall by Mrs. Sarah T. McKey at 10 a.m. Oct 7 1908 but the body was interred at the Cashatt cemetery where her husband and children who proceeded her are buried. It is a notable fact that her life was marked by a humble contrite spirit in preference to a high exalted nature. -s-