Charley S. Barker

Charley S. Barker, 77, of Hamburg, Ark., died Sunday, May 11, 2003, at Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello.

He was a native of Rector and had been a resident of Hamburg for the past seven years. He was a former resident of Fairview Heights, Ill.

He retired from the Continental Grain Company in 1990 after 33 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of the Fairmont City Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Cloressa Ann Hartley; one son, Charley G. Barker; his parents, William and Bertha Edwards Barker; and two brothers, Delbert and Denver Barker.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Wanda Hicks Barker; two sons, Gary Barker of Collinsville, Ill., and Phillip Barker of Hillsboro, Mo.; two daughters, Kathy Norrell and Rhonda Sawyer of Hamburg; two sisters, Amrita Shaw of Rector and Loreta Owen of Paragould; 17 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, at Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home Chapel in Hamburg.

Graveside service was held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at Mitchell Cemetery near Greenway.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Eden Baptist Church, 3748 Highway 133, Hamburg, Ark., 71646.