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Maurice Barker Obituary
July 22, 1935 - April 29, 2021
Mr. Maurice Lee Barker Sr., age 85, of Milton, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at Person Memorial Hospital in Roxboro, North Carolina.
Mr. Barker was born on July 22, 1935, in Danville, Virginia, a son of the late Willie Greenwood Barker Sr. and Janie Talley Barker.
Mr. Barker was the owner and operator of Barker Auto Sales, Inc. and was a member of Semora United Methodist Church.
Mr. Barker is survived by his loving wife, Carolyn Wood Barker; children, Maurice "Lee" Barker Jr. (Sheila Smith Barker) and Jan Barker Sylvester (William Arthur Sylvester); grandchildren, Samuel Lee Barker (Dianna), William Maurice Barker, Richard Galen Sylvester (Jessica), Kathryn Leigh Sylvester. Also surviving are eight great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be conducted on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery with Reverend Adam Benson officiating.
Swicegood Funeral Service is respectfully serving the Barker family.
Please sign the guestbook at www.swicegood-barker.com, www.facebook.com/swicegoodbarker, and www.godanriver.com.
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