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Official Obituary of

RAY E. BARKER

May 3, 1927 ~ December 16, 2022 (age 95) 95 Years Old
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RAY BARKER Obituary

Ray E. Barker, age 95, of Whitwell, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022.  He was an Army Veteran and was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, David Ford, and Lottie Bell Fredrick Barker; brother, Ralph Barker; sisters, Margaret Pickett and Helen Smith.

Those left to cherish his memories are his wife of 70 years Mary Vandergriff Barker; children Ray Stevan (Gail) Barker and Tamara Susan (Bryan) Kennedy ; grandchildren, Sarah (Cody) Sansom, Rebecca Kennedy, Ben (Jessica) Barker and Greg Levan; great grandchildren Fletcher Sansom and Brance Barker; sisters, Joyce Hudson, Bonnie Seigrist and Phyllis Hawk ; several nieces, nephews and a host of friends.

Family will receive friends 4-8PM, Sunday, December 18, 2022.

Funeral services will be 1PM, Monday, December 19, 2022 in the funeral home chapel with Reverend Herschel Powell officiating.  Interment in Teague Cemetery. Military Honors by Sequatchie Valley Honor Guard.

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Services

Visitation
Sunday
December 18, 2022

4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Whitwell Memorial Funeral Home, Inc.
P.O. Box 898, 795 Morrison Springs Road
Whitwell, TN 37397

Funeral Service
Monday
December 19, 2022

1:00 PM
Whitwell Memorial Funeral Home, Inc.
P.O. Box 898, 795 Morrison Springs Road
Whitwell, TN 37397

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