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Show :ELIAS BARKER dies at mm Ether Elias Barker, 71, prominent prom-inent civic and religious worker ol this city, passed away at hip home here Wednesday after an illness of 26 years. During the past five years, heart trouble had caused Mr. Barker to be an invalid. Prior to his intense in-tense illness, he had been as active ac-tive high priest in the Smithfield stake, had served in the genealogical genealog-ical and ward teacher organization, organiza-tion, was a member of the choir, a ward recreational leader and member of the old folks' committee. com-mittee. Mr. Barker was born August 8, 1880, in St. Charles, a son of John Thompson and Jane Pickett Barker. Bar-ker. On January 10, 1912, he married mar-ried Effie Harmon in Fairview . Wyoming. She, with a son and daughter, Boyd H. Barker of Smithfield an:l 1 Aftcn D. Orchard of Brighamj City, survive. Also, there are two grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Mary Sorensen of Smithfield, Mrs. Marion Mar-ion Merkeley of Blackfoot, Ida., Mrs. Alice Johnson of Laketown, ' Mrs. Zena Pugmire of Midvale, John T. Barker of Afton. Wyo and Amos Barker of Laketown. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p. m., in the Third ward ehaple. |