Barker (Clark), Kate (Arizona) 'Ma' b. October 8, 1873 d. January 16, 1935 Criminal. Known as "Ma," she and her sons, Herman, Lloyd, Arthur and Fred, teamed up with Alvin Karpis (whom Fred had met in the penitentiary) and several other criminals to lead a life of crime. Born in Ash Grove, Missouri, her given name was Arizona Clark, but her close friends knew her as "Arrie" or "Kate." On September 14, 1892, she married George E. Barker in Ash Grove, Missouri, and they spent their impoverished early married life in Aurora, Missouri, where their four sons were born...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Williams Timberhill Cemetery, Welch, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA