Dr. Barden "Bardie" was the son of Congressman Graham Arthur Barden and Agnes Foy Barden. He graduated from New Bern High School, attended Virginia Military Institute, and received his Bachelor Degree from Duke University. He graduated in 1948 from Duke University Medical School. Dr. Barden did his pediatric internship and residency at Vanderbilt and Duke Hospitals. On June 18, 1949 he married the love of his life, Mary Louise Moulton of New Bern. She preceded him in death on August 8, 2017. Bardie is survived by his sister, Agnes Barden Sabiston, and is survived by his daughter, Maryann Berry and husband Dr. John Berry, Jr. of Kinston, his son Dr. Graham A. Barden III and wife Nora of New Bern, grandchildren Dr. John Berry VII and wife Jennifer, Dr. Barden Berry, Chase Barden and wife Brittiany, Emily Barden Wall and husband Kendall Wall. Great-grandchildren are John Berry VIII and Ella Berry. The family would like to thank his care givers Tonya Collins, Angela Gaines, Latoya Collins, Yvette Dixon, Vickie Williams, Charmeko Bryant, Natasha Blango Collins, and Crystal Coast Hospice House for their compassionate and attentive care. Dr. Barden is known most widely for having started Coastal Children's Clinic in 1952 in his home on Johnson Street. There he wore his trade-marked Big Smile and bow tie as he passed out Saf-T-Pops Lollipops at the end of the visit. He helped to organize the first mass vaccination program in New Bern with the sugar-cube polio vaccine. He was never happier than when he was seeing his patients! When he was not working, his second home was Cape Lookout. In 1959 he and two friends purchased as surplus the Lighthouse Keeper's House and moved it to a small piece of land in the Bight given to him as a wedding present. He loved relaxing there and watching his children, grandchildren and their friends discover the magical world of living on an island. Bardie was an early member of BSA Troop 13 and was a strong advocate for Scouting. He was an Eagle Scout and very proud that his son and grandson also earned their Eagles in Troop 13. He was a charter member of the B. M. Potter Foundation created to financially support Troop 13. In his later years he enjoyed rehabilitating his 1964 AmphiCar to be road and seaworthy again – he enjoyed driving his little red convertible car down the Trent River and thrilling children so they could tell their friends "I road in a car that goes in the water with propellers and everything!" He famously ended every visit with the question, "Is there anything I can do for you?" No dad, you've done a lot for one man….