Photo courtesy of Aulds Funeral Home - Archer City
Archer City, Texas
Jan 9, 1926 – Dec 23, 2016
Zelda "Bubbles" Barker, age 90, of Electra, Texas passed away Friday, December 23, 2016, in Hospice of Wichita Falls.
Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016, at the First United Methodist Church of Electra with Rev. Bob Lee officiating. Interment will follow in Electra Memorial Park under the direction of Aulds Funeral Home of Electra.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at Aulds Funeral Home of Electra.
Zelda was born January 9, 1926 in Wilbarger County, Texas to the late Thelbert Earle Rawle and Patsy Estell Bowden Rawle.
She married the love of her life, Thomas "Ike" Barker on February 8, 1942. They were married seventy-one and a half years before he preceded her in death on June 6, 2013.
Bubbles was employed by Sherrill, Crosnoe and Goff Law Firm for eighteen years until her retirement in 1988. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Electra and the Electra Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. She delivered Meals on Wheels for several years and volunteered for the Electra Public Library.
Bubbles reared her five sons and was like a second mom to many of their friends. She loved to fish, crochet, do needlepoint, genealogy and watch her grandchildren and great-grandchildren in their activities. She was a fabulous cook and her specialty was her chocolate pies.
Survivors include her sons, Gary Barker and wife, Sharon of Holliday, Don Barker and wife, Sue of Whitesboro, Dale Barker and wife, Shirley of Duncan, Oklahoma and Wendell Barker of Holliday; sister, Viola Long of Crowley, Texas; ten grandchildren; twenty-eight great-grandchildren; and her special family, Kenneth and Diane McAlister and family of Electra.
She was also preceded in death by one son, Thomas Elmo, Jr. on August 14, 1974; two sisters, Lorine Hardin and Marie Chester; and four brothers, Cecil, Sanford, Richard and Charlie Rawle.
The family suggests memorials to the First United Methodist Church, 1107 South Bailey, Electra, Texas 76360 or to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.
Condolences to family. Bubbles will be missed by many . She was a beautiful lady . Will never forget the care she gave Ike in his last days.
David and Brenda Evans
December 28, 2016 | Electra, TX
So sorry to hear about Bubble's sure wish we could be there but not able. Our prayers are with you all
Joe and Berniece Hale
December 28, 2016 | Decatur, TX
Sending prayers to all the family of a great lady. You will be missed "Bubbles".
Paulette Moeller/Bradford
December 27, 2016 | Pleasant View, TN
Bubbles has been & wil continue to be one of most precious Blessings God has given me. I remember her sweet eyes, her loving smile and her hugs. I love her very much and will miss her deeply.
Bonnie Barker
December 27, 2016 | Bedford, TX
It was my honor to work with Zelda at Sherrill, Crosnoe and Goff. She was a cherished member of our work family. We loved her...we loved her chocolate pie! It was a pleasure to see her at her 90th birthday party this year. Jerry and I send our sincere condolences to the Barker family.
Lesley Chasteen
December 26, 2016 | Wichita Falls
She will be greatly missed
Mike and cathy Alexander
December 25, 2016 | Electra, TX
Bubbles will be missed by all of our family and I'm so glad I got to see and talk to her this past Barker family reunion. It was the first I had been back to in 13 years. I will always remember her coming up to me and saying "Your one of Ben's grand kid's ". She always was so sweet and kind and her light will be missed by our family.
Cliff Black
December 25, 2016 | Jefferson, GA
I cherish the many hours we spent working the elections in Electra. Bubbles was such a joy to be around. She will be missed by many.
Billie Willis
December 25, 2016 | Mansfield, TX
We will miss Aunt Bubbles so much. We were so glad we were able to visit with her in July on our way home from New Mexico. We even took our pictures with her. She was always so happy and upbeat. We are so sorry for your loss, but we know she is no longer suffering, and is at home with Jesus.
~Wesley & Linda
Wesley Rawle
December 25, 2016 | Emory, TX