Adelia Barker

Adelia Belle Barker age 91 of Fredericksburg died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, in Anamosa, IA, at the Silvercrest Residential Care Facility. Memorial services will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday, DECEMBER 1, 2011 at the Hillcrest Baptist and Brethren Church, Fredericksburg. Private family inurnment will preceed the service at Rose Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg. Friends may greet the family 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, NOVEMBER 30, 2011 at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in Fredericksburg. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday, DECEMBER 1, 2011. Belle was born in Fredericksburg on May 11, 1920, to Floyd and Nellie Case Whitcomb, she lived in Fredericksburg for her entire life. She married Edwin E. Barker on September 8, 1940 and they worked side by side in their various businesses which included a grocery store, laundromat, pizza restaurant, and flower shop. She was an EMT for the ambulance service for many years, and a school bus driver for 40 years, retiring at age 85. Belle was devoted to her family. In addition, she loved her church family where she served as Sunday School teacher and superintendent for many years. She had a servant’s heart and was always willing to help. She is survived by her son; Dr. Gerald (Maureen) Barker of Anamosa, and their children Todd (Melissa) and Carrie (Bob) Thompson, both of Cedar Rapids, and great-grandchildren Lily Belle Violet and Todd Andrew Barker Jr. Also surviving are her son; Benjamin Barker of LaPlata, MD.; and grandchildren Josh (Angie) Barker and their son Ausland of Albert Lea, MN, and Jenny (James) Kenyon and their children Makenzie Belle and Ryland Kenyon. She is also survived by sister-in-law Marian Schumdlach of Owatonna, MN and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin; her parents, Floyd and Nellie Case Whitcomb; her son and daughter-in-law Garth and Marlyne; and her brother and sister-in-law, Gale and Margaret Whitcomb.