After a lengthy illness at Stoneridge Manor, on Sunday March 8, 2020 at the age of 87. Loving husband of Eleanor for 64 years. Dear father of Nancy Code-Miller (Michael Miller), Kenneth (Cathy) and Helen Smiley. Proud grandfather of Alicia, Winston, Mark, Caroline, Hartin, Finley, Maxwell, Jacob, Emily and Alastair. Survived by his sisters Elsie (Howard Bennett - deceased), Vera (Lorne Deugo-deceased), Mary (James Johnston) and his brother Lloyd (Reta). Predeceased by his brothers Stanley (Dorothy-surviving), Gordon (Marilyn-surviving), William (Joan-surviving) and Fred (Mary Ellen-surviving), and by his sisters Edna (Harvey Ruttle), Anna (Kenneth Avery), and Evelyn (Garth Workman-surviving). A funeral service was held in the chapel of the Alan R Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place on Monday, March 16, 2020 and a public Celebration of his life will be announced at a later date. Interment later in the spring at United Cemeteries. For those who wish, a donation to the Carleton Place Hospital Foundation or St. James Anglican Church would be appreciated by the family.
www.barkerfh.comPublished by Ottawa Valley News on Mar. 10, 2020.