The death occurred on Almonte night, April 5th, of Mrs William Barker aged 87 years. She passed away at the home of her sister, Mrs Agnes Snedden of Appleton with whom she had resided for the last five years. Mrs Barker was a daughter of the late James Coxford and his wife Mary Kennedy and was born on the homestead near Blakeney.
She married the late William Barker in 1881, lived on a farm on the 8th Line of Ramsay. Some 40 years ago the couple moved to Almonte. Mrs Barker was a member of Bethany United Church and a life member of the Women's Missionary Society.
Left to mourn her are NE son and two daughters, namely, Wm J. Barker of Moosomin, Sask.; Mabel (Mrs C.H. Callard) Langley Prairie, B.C. and Viola (Mrs G.R. McMahon) Kingston. There are four brothers and three sisters - Archie, Edmonton; Robert, Estevan, Sask.; Thomas of Ottawa; Herbert of Almonte; Mrs Agnes Snedden, Appleton; Mrs Elizabeth Fulton and Janie Black of Fort William.
The funeral was held on Monday from the residence of Mr W.E. Scott, Elgin Street, to Bethany Church where the service was conducted by the pastor, Rev W.J. Scott, hence to the Auld Kirk Cemetery.
Pallbearers were two grandsons, Clarence Barker of Renfrew and Mac Davis of Almonte and four nephews, Stuart Coxford of Ottawa; Melville Barker of Ramsay; Harold and Herbert Snedden of Appleton. [Maiden Name: Annie COXFORD]
The death occurred on Almonte night, April 5th, of Mrs William Barker aged 87 years. She passed away at the home of her sister, Mrs Agnes Snedden of Appleton with whom she had resided for the last five years. Mrs Barker was a daughter of the late James Coxford and his wife Mary Kennedy and was born on the homestead near Blakeney.
She married the late William Barker in 1881, lived on a farm on the 8th Line of Ramsay. Some 40 years ago the couple moved to Almonte. Mrs Barker was a member of Bethany United Church and a life member of the Women's Missionary Society.
Left to mourn her are NE son and two daughters, namely, Wm J. Barker of Moosomin, Sask.; Mabel (Mrs C.H. Callard) Langley Prairie, B.C. and Viola (Mrs G.R. McMahon) Kingston. There are four brothers and three sisters - Archie, Edmonton; Robert, Estevan, Sask.; Thomas of Ottawa; Herbert of Almonte; Mrs Agnes Snedden, Appleton; Mrs Elizabeth Fulton and Janie Black of Fort William.
The funeral was held on Monday from the residence of Mr W.E. Scott, Elgin Street, to Bethany Church where the service was conducted by the pastor, Rev W.J. Scott, hence to the Auld Kirk Cemetery.
Pallbearers were two grandsons, Clarence Barker of Renfrew and Mac Davis of Almonte and four nephews, Stuart Coxford of Ottawa; Melville Barker of Ramsay; Harold and Herbert Snedden of Appleton. [Maiden Name: Annie COXFORD]
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"Barker" - William Barker 1856 - 1940 His wife Annie Coxford 1859 - 1947
Family Members
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William Coxford
1860–1946
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Esther Hall "Essie" Coxford Forsythe
1862–1908
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Mary Coxford
1864–1910
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Archibald Whyte "Archie" Coxford
1865–1950
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Sgt James Coxford
1867–1944
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David W. Coxford
1870–1937
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Jessie Coxford Barker
1872–1945
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Thomas Coxford
1874–1970
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Agnes Barker Coxford Snedden
1876–1955
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Robert Henry Coxford
1877–1948
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Alfred E. Coxford
1881–1908
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Herbert Lorenzo "Herb" Coxford
1884–1964
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