L. David Barker, 74, of Nottingham, PA passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016 at his home. Born in Grant, VA he was the son of the late Wiley J. and Gladys Mary Howell Barker. David was a veteran of the US Army. He was employed with General Motors in the Boxwood Plant, Wilmington, DE. He retired in 2003 after 34 years of service. He was a member of the Roy W. Gibson Post #535 American Legion, Oxford, Ocklokonee Tribe #212 I.O.R.M., Oxford and NRA. He enjoyed Farming, tractors, fishing, hunting, black powder guns, reading history books and his dogs. He is survived by four brothers, Kyle Barker of Nottingham, Paul Barker of Anniston, AB, Owen Barker of Brandon, MS, and Alvin Barker of Nottingham; five sisters, Lasca Jo Monroe of Wilmington, DE, Sandra Ham of Strasburg, Patricia A. McCoury of Lancaster, Shirley F. Campbell of Conowingo, MD and Rebecca S. Miner of Sinking Spring.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, James Mac Barker, Dale Eugene Barker and Roger Barker. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., 86 Pine St., Oxford, where friends and family may visit from 10-11 am and Tuesday from 6-8 pm. Interment will be Nottingham Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. On-line condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com. Comments are closed.
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