Obituary - Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Barker, wife of Mr. John Barker, of 26, Oakley-road, Rushden, passed away on Sunday.  Aged 61, Mrs. Barker had been in ill-health for three years.  A native of Higham Ferrers she had lived in Rushden since 1908, and was a member of the Women’s Section of the British Legion, her husband being a committee member of the men’s branch.   Besides the husband, one son and two daughters are left – Warrant Officer George Barker, R.A.F., Mrs. M. B. Benning and Mrs. G. Curtis.   The funeral was on Wednesday, the Rev. Joseph Jacques, of Rushden Mission Church, conducting a service at the Rushden cemetery.   The mourners were:-  Mr. J. H. Barker (husband), Mr. and Mrs. R. Benning (son-in-law and daughter), Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Curtis (son-in-law and daughter), Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Barker (son and daughter-in-law), Mr. J. Tate, Higham Ferrers (father), Mrs. H. Foster, Wellingborough, Mrs. L. Robinson, Higham Ferrers, Mrs. P. Percival, Higham Ferrers, Mrs. E. Raine, Quinton, and Mrs. F. Chettle, Higham Ferrers (sisters), Mr. and Mrs. J. Tate, Higham Ferrers (brother and sister-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. A. Tear, Northampton (uncle and aunt), Mr. and Mrs. C. Eaton, Eltham, London (brother-in-law and sister), Mrs. S. Partridge, Wellingborough, Mrs. F. Parry, Luton, Mrs. Robinson (sisters-in-law), C.S.M. S. Eaton, Eltham and Lieut. C. Eaton, Eltham (nephews), Mrs. A. West, Wellingborough (friend).   Wreaths were inscribed: To my dear wife Betty, from your beloved husband, John;  In loving memory, Mable, Ron, Roy, Alan and Norma;  In loving memory of our dear mother, Grace and Les;  In loving memory of our dear mother, George, Joan and Carol, and Ann;  In affectionate remembrance, Mrs. Green, Marian and Sheila;  Peace after suffering, Dad, May and family;  With deepest Sympathy, from the neighbours of Oakley-road;  In loving memory of Liz, from Brother Arthur and Lily;  In loving memory, from Grace, Jim and boys, Northampton;  With deepest sympathy, Mr. and Mrs. F. Brown, Wellingborough.  In loving memory, Mr. and Mrs. L. Bazeley;  In loving memory, Arthur, Con and Angela, Wellingborough;  With deepest sympathy, Ethel, Fred and family, Luton;  In loving remembrance, Em and family, Wellingborough;  In loving memory, Beat, Charlie and family, Eltham;  In loving memory, family of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. Curtis;  With deepest sympathy, Mr. and Mrs. Bigley;  With deepest sympathy, the British Legion Women’s Section;  With deepest sympathy to a dear friend, Mrs. Joyce and F/Lieut. Balfour;  With deepest sympathy, Mr. and Mrs. Capell;  With deepest sympathy, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Trafford-road;  With deepest sympathy, Peg, Mar and Lionel;  With deepest sympathy, from all kind friends at the corner;  With affectionate remembrance, Jim and Alice;  In kind remembrance, Mrs. Maycock, Mrs. Carrington and Mrs. Coleman;  Friends of Sartoris-road;  Doll, Frank and children;  In loving memory of a dear sister and auntie, Maud, Ted and Doreen;  With deepest sympathy, Vera and Frank;  In loving memory, Mrs. Panter and Mabel;  In loving memory, Edna, Ralph, Jim and Con;  With deepest sympathy, Mr. and Mrs. George Clarke and family;  With deepest sympathy, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Benning;  Mrs. Pendered and Mrs. Fletton and family;  In loving memory of our ear niece, Uncle Arch and Aunt Maud;  With deepest sympathy, Mr. and Mrs. West, Wellingborough;  With deepest sympathy, from the officers and committee, British Legion, Rushden;  With deepest sympathy, from Mr. and Mrs. Cooper and Mary;  With deepest sympathy, Alice and Marjorie;  With deepest sympathy, Nell, Herbert and Roland.   Messrs. Whittington and Tomlin were the undertakers.

Evening Telegraph 1971 BARKER – On 23rd March, 1971, at Park Hospital, Wellingborough, John Henry, aged 86 years, of 26 Oakley Road, Rushden, beloved Husband of the late Elizabeth Ann Barker, dear Father of Mabel, George and the late Grace, and a loving Grandfather and Great-Grandfather. – Funeral from 3 Pytchley Road, Rushden, on Friday 26th March.  Service at the Cemetery Chapel 12 noon.  Flowers to H. Cave Ltd., Birchall Road, Rushden.