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George Fuller Barkley Jr.

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George Fuller Barkley Jr.

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
14 Sep 1975 (aged 63)
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Plot
Old Section 36: Lot 525
Memorial ID
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Pob from 1930 US Census from McCracken County, Ky
Mother = Maud Barkley, b. ~1893 in Illinois

Veep's
nephew
dies at 63

George F. Berkley , 63, of Bowling Green, and formerly of Paducah, died Sunday afternoon at the Bowling Green-Warren County Hospital.

Mr. Barkley, the nephew of the late Vice President Alben Barkley, was a retired alcohol, firearms and tobacco agent for the federal government, having served in that capacity 38 years.

A native of Memphis, Tenn., he formerly lived in Paducah,. and was a graduate of Augusta Tilghman High School where he was a star football player.

While living here he was a Sea and Eagle Boy Scout. He was a member of the First Christian Church.

Mr. Barkley attended Murray State College and was a graduate of the Jefferson School of Law in Louisville.

He was a member of the Scottish Rites Mason.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Jewell Johns Barkley of Bowling Green; his mother, Mrs. Maude Barkley of Bowling Green, and a sister, Mrs. Josephine Long, also of Bowling Green.

Also surviving are a number of cousins in this area.

Friends may call at Fendley-Barker and Harris Funeral Home here after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

The Paducah Sun-Democrat
Paducah, Ky
Monday, September 15, 1975, p. 5
Pob from 1930 US Census from McCracken County, Ky
Mother = Maud Barkley, b. ~1893 in Illinois

Veep's
nephew
dies at 63

George F. Berkley , 63, of Bowling Green, and formerly of Paducah, died Sunday afternoon at the Bowling Green-Warren County Hospital.

Mr. Barkley, the nephew of the late Vice President Alben Barkley, was a retired alcohol, firearms and tobacco agent for the federal government, having served in that capacity 38 years.

A native of Memphis, Tenn., he formerly lived in Paducah,. and was a graduate of Augusta Tilghman High School where he was a star football player.

While living here he was a Sea and Eagle Boy Scout. He was a member of the First Christian Church.

Mr. Barkley attended Murray State College and was a graduate of the Jefferson School of Law in Louisville.

He was a member of the Scottish Rites Mason.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Jewell Johns Barkley of Bowling Green; his mother, Mrs. Maude Barkley of Bowling Green, and a sister, Mrs. Josephine Long, also of Bowling Green.

Also surviving are a number of cousins in this area.

Friends may call at Fendley-Barker and Harris Funeral Home here after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

The Paducah Sun-Democrat
Paducah, Ky
Monday, September 15, 1975, p. 5


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65174521/george_fuller-barkley: accessed ), memorial page for George Fuller Barkley Jr. (3 Sep 1912–14 Sep 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65174521, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by .A (contributor 46575222).