Catherine Sue Barker, Age 59 of Greenville, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at her residence. Services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday at the Peniel Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Ron Hight officiating. Burial will follow at the Rosemound Cemetery in Commerce. Visitation will be Saturday evening from 6 to 8 PM at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home.
Mrs. Barker was born on April 7, 1949 in Dallas to Leroy and Pearl Morgan Stackhouse. On June 11, 1969, she married Kenneth Allen Barker, Sr. in Galveston, Texas. Mrs. Barker was a homemaker, and her family believed she made the best fried chicken and iced tea in the world. She also owned and operated the Browser 2nd Hand Store. She was the past Noble Grand of the Rebekah Lodge in Greenville; belonged to the Oddfellow Lodge of Farmersville; and was a lifetime member of the Rainbows.
She was an active member of the Peniel Church of the Nazarene.
Her survivors include her husband of Greenville; sons, Kenneth Allen Barker, Jr. of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Ronald Gene Barker of Greenville; daughter, Sandra Castaneda of Greenville; step-daughter, Arletta Wallace of Gravett, Arkansas; foster son, Jay Hicks of Santa Fe, Texas; brother, James Stackhouse of Tucson, Arizona; sister, Betty Forsyth of Houston; ten grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a grandson, Derrick Barker.
Pallbearers will be Frank Anderson, Ed Cassity, Rassie Barker, Allen Wisdom, Mel Grove, Buck Winfrow, and James Teal.
Family requests memorials be made to Peniel Church of the Nazarene, 1009 Rees St., Greenville, TX 75401.
