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Mary Alice Parkinson Barker

May 6, 1943 — September 12, 2024

Somerville, Tennessee

Mary Alice Parkinson Barker, age 81, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Leslie Gage “Les” Barker, Sr., departed this life Thursday morning, September 12, 2024 at her home.

Mary was born May 6, 1943 in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late James Miles Parkinson and Mary Alice Trescott Parkinson. She grew up in Huntington Milles and Shickshinny, Pennsylvania and was a homemaker throughout her life. Mary was most recently a resident of Somerville and enjoyed crafting and her ceramic shop. She loved gardening, bee farming and her dogs.

Mrs. Barker is survived by her daughter, Janice Davis (Mike); her son, Eddie Anderson; two stepdaughters, Mary Davis and Dorothy Williams; her stepson, Leslie Barker, Jr.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her stepson, Charles Barker; three brothers, Bill Parkinson, Marvin “Pip” Parkinson and Edward Paul Parkinson; and her grandson, Steven Davis.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Barker were held at 12 noon Monday, September 16, 2024 at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in Somerville with Bro. Kevin Treadway officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Olive Cemetery in the District 15 Community of Fayette County.

Those honored to serve as pallbearers were George Williams, Matthew Davis, Glen Morman, Mike Davis and Tommy Rogers.

The family requests that memorials be directed to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016.

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