Barker, William Jarrott

1906 - 1971  (64 years)

• Name	Barker, William Jarrott
  Birth	23 Sep 1906  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BARK.W002
  _FGRAVE	26558647
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army  [2]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	14 Jun 1971  [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Lot 12, 2 Add, Row 10
  		Headstone, Barker, William J. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Barker, Kathryn I. and W. Jarrott Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I29272	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2022

  
  

  Family	Gambriel, Kathryn I.,   b. 23 Mar 1916, Bogota, Jasper County, Illinois d. 13 Oct 1991, Clay County, Illinois (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F12409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William Garrott Barker, Sr., 64, of 118 E. 8th St. SE, Clay City, was dead on arrival at Clay County Hospital at 10:55 p.m. Monday. He was born Sept. 23, 1906 in Ingraham. He married Kathryn Gambriel Oct. 7, 1945 in Sailor Springs. Surviving is his wife, Kathryn; also a son, William Jr. of Flora; three brothers, Russell of Clay City, Eliza of Skokie, and Lawrence of Indiana; four sisters, Mrs. Della Thomann of Olney, Mrs. Maime Kessler of Olney, Mrs. Caddie Hall of Urbana, and Mrs. Frankie Laycoax of Chicago. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge 488, Clay City, American Legion at Sailor Springs. Services will be at the Clay City Chapel of the Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home. Friends may call at the funeral home and Masonic services will be held. Full military services will be rendered at the Clay City Cemetery. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, June, 1971.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8668] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Barker, Kathryn L. and W. Jarrott, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35088195/kathryn-l_-barker), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8669] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Barker, William J., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26558647/william-jarrott-barker), none. (Reliability: 2).