Loyal Wayne Barker

Loyal W. Barker
Loyal W. Barker died at his home in Sturgis, S.D., May 25, 1986, following a long illness. He was 76 years old. He was born Oct. 29, 1909, in Corning to Beach and Mary Alice Jennings Barker.
He received his schooling in Iowa and moved to North Dakota at the age of 21. Soon after, he was converted and spent the next few years traveling and singing with an evangelist.
On July 12, 1936, he was married to Marian Agnes Butler at Faith, S.D. They lived in Ohio for a time and later moved to Iowa until 1947.
Survivors include his widow. Marian of Sturgis; one daughter. Phyllis Wright of Modesto. Calif.; three sons, Duane of Sturgis. Phillip of Pierre and Ronald of Cleveland, Tenn.; one brother, Homer of Sturgis; five sisters, Beulah Kolk of Denver, Colo., Doris Robertson of Canby, Ore.. Marjorie Freelove of Chula Vista, Caiif., Verla Weaver Denver and Vivian Stream of Motalla. Ore.
Preceding him in death were his parents and three brothers, Otho, Harold and Marvin.
Funeral services were held May 31 at 2 p.m. at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, S.D. Burial was at the Bear Butte Cemetery.
Adams County Free Press, July 3, 1986, page 2

Loyal Wayne Barker was born October 20, 1909 in Corning, Adams County, Iowa to Beach Barker and Mary Alice Jennings. LoyL married Marian Agnes Butleer July 12, 1936, in Faith, SD, and soon after moved to Ohio where their son, Duane Burtis, was born in 1937. In 1939, they relocated to Iowa where her husband, Loyal, operated a plumbing business and lived on the Barker home place near Corning. Twins, Phyllis and Phillip, were born in 1940 and Ronald Loyal in 1942.
In 1946, the family returned to South Dakota. Loyal died May 25, 1986 in Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota and is buried in the Bear Butte Cemetery.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 29 2022, 0:22:21 UTC