Edith Rebecca BARKER

1897 - 1985  (88 years)

• Name	Edith Rebecca BARKER
  Born	27 Jul 1897	Mt Zion, Van Buren, Iowa
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 Nov 1985	Van Buren County Memorial Hospital, Van Buren County, Iowa
  Buried	Vale Cemetery, Van Buren County, Iowa
  Person ID	I33791	Main
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2010

  
  

  Family	Ralph Lorenz DODDS,   b. 30 Dec 1890, Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa ,   d. 18 May 1968, Van Buren County, Iowa  (Age 77 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1920	Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
  Children	1. Edith Geraldine DODDS,   b. 14 May 1921, Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa ,   d. 15 Apr 1985, Blessing Hospital, Quincy, Illinois  (Age 63 years)   2. Stanley Keith DODDS,   b. 23 Jul 1922, Van Buren County, Iowa ,   d. 1998  (Age 75 years)   3. John Barker DODDS,   b. 22 Apr 1924, Van Buren County, Iowa ,   d. ?
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F12666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 30 Oct 1920 - Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Edith R. Dods LR - 28 Nov 1985 Edith Rebecca Dodds, daughter of George V. and Catharine McIntosh Barker was born July 27, 1897 near Mt. Zion and departed this life the evening of Saturday, November 23, 1985 at Van Buren Co., memorial hospital, Keosauqua at the age of 88. She attended Van Buren county schools and Parsons College in Fairfield and taught school for a time. On October 30, 1920 she married Ralph L. Dodds at Mt. Pleasant. They farmed in Harrisburg township north of Bonaparte. Mr. Dodds died May 18, 1968. Edith was baptized in the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church and later joined the Harrisburg Baptist Church, attending as long as health permitted. For the past several years, she has made her home in Fairfield. Surviving are two sons, Keith and John Dodds, both of Fairfield: five grandchildren, Terry Dodds of Fairfield, Donald Dodds of Forbes, North Dakota, Diane Whited of Portland, Or., Chris Dodds of Iowa city seven great grandchildren Also surviving are two sisters. Mrs. Harold -ells, Cantril, and Mrs. Cliford Danielson, Fairfield and brother Ralph Barker, Keosauqua. A daughter Geraldine Yenter, a grandson, Dennis Dodds, four brothers, John -erne, Hugh and Arnold Barker and a sister Isabelle Fair preceded her in death. Funeral services were held tuesday, Nov. 26, 1985 at 1:30 p.m. in the Harrisburg Baptist Church north of Bonaparte with Rev. Ed Newman officiating. Interment was in Vale Cemetery near the church. A memorial was established for the Harrisburg church and gifts may be left at Pedrick Funeral Home, Keosauqua.