OBIT: Betty I. Barker (formerly of Kittanning)

Betty I. Barker, 93, formerly of Kittanning, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Pleasant Meadow Estates in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.

She was born on July 6, 1921, in Kittanning, the daughter of Howard and Eleanor (Hayes) Taylor. A lifelong resident of the Kittanning area.

Betty was a member of the Mount Union Bible Church in West Valley. She was a devoted mother and grandmother and especially enjoyed time spent with her family.

She is survived by her son: William Barker and his wife, Ellen, of Jackman, Maine; a daughter-in-law: Gloria Barker of Kittanning; two grandchildren: Jennifer Sue Barker of Klhei, Hawaii and Ellie Lynn Barker of Dedham, Maine; and two step-grandchildren: Aaron Steffey and his wife Jessica of Kittanning, and Katie Ross and her husband Rodney of Marlborough, Massachusetts.

She was predeceased by her husband: Robert “Frank” Barker; a son: Robert H. Barker; and a brother: William Taylor.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 11:30 AM in the Mount Union Bible Church with the Reverend Jack Peters officiating.

Local arrangements are being handled through Snyder-Crissman Funeral Home in Kittanning.