Frederick Barker Jr.

Frederick N. Barker Jr. COURTLAND - Frederick Nichlson "Ticky" Barker, 78, died Nov. 21, 2009, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Franklin, he was the son of the late Frederick Nichlson and Susie Parker Barker and was predeceased by his sister, Betty Anne Fraser. He was a retired weight enforcement officer for the Virginia State Police and a member of the Virginia Fraternal Order of Police Robert A. Hill Lodge No. 56. Fred was also a member of the Founders and Patriots of America, a member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, a member of the Southampton County Historical Society, a 50-year Mason with the Courtland Masonic Lodge No. 85, and a member of the Manry Hunt Club. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 51 years, Jean Allen Barker; his daughter, Holly Barker Dawson (Joseph); his son, Frederick Nichlson "Nicky" Barker III; and two grandchildren, Thomas and Jade Dawson. The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Courtland United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Gordon officiating. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery. The Virginia State Police will serve as pallbearers and Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Wright Funeral Home with Masonic rites being held at 6:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to Robert A. Hill Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 56, 22227 Main St., Courtland, VA 23837 or American Heart Association, 500 Plume St. East, Suite 110, Norfolk, VA 23510. www.wrightfuneralhome.org.