Georgina Smith

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Died:
1982, Monday January 25, The Ottawa Citizen page 39
BARKER, Georgina
In hospital at Carleton Place, Ontario on Saturday, January 23, 1982, Georgina Smith in her 92nd year. Beloved wife of the late Robert B. Barker. Dear mother of Ruth (Mrs Allan MacDougall); Alan; Isobel (Mrs Aubrey Nesbitt); Helen (Mrs. Kenneth J. Drummond); all of Carleton Place. Predeceased by Wallace. Dear sister of Alda (Mrs George S. Waller), Florida. Predeceased by Lila (Mrs Wesley Savage) of Navan. Much loved grandmother of 8 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Resting at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place. Service in the Chapel on Monday at 2 p.m. Spring Interment, Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte. Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.

Georgina married Robert Burns Barker in 1917. Robert (son of James A. Barker, Jr. and Isabella "Bella" McPhail) was born on 22 Apr 1895 in Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Oct 1970 in Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Allan McDougall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
2005, Tuesday October 11, The Almonte Gazette page 12
BARKER, Alan Robert (1919-2005)
Peacefully in hospital at Carleton Place, Ontario on Thursday, October 6, 2005 in his 86th year. Dearly loved by his wife of 58 years Melba Barker (nee Hogarth). Treasured father of Janet Messervey (Rob). Much loved grandfather of Maggie. Survived by his sister Isobel Nesbitt (Aubrey). Alan will be fondly remembered by his numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his cherished son James Alan Barker, and his siblings Helen Drummond, Wallace Barker and Ruth McDougall. Alan's life was filled with devotion to his family, friends and community. He was a respected businessman and founder of the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home where he worked well into his eighties. Alan served in World War II Royal Canadian Corps of Signals from 1939-1945, M.I.D. Alan was a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 192. He was the recipient of the distinguished Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship awarded by the Queen Mother in 1979 and was named Carleton Place Business Person of the Year in 1993. Friends may call at his funeral home 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m., Monday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. thence to Zion-Memorial United Church for the Funeral Service at 2 p.m. Interment Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte. Donations to the Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated by the family. Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 192, Carleton Place will hold a service at the funeral home Monday evening at 7 p.m. Alan R. Barker Funeral & Chapel, 19 McArthur Ave. Carleton Place.

Family/Spouse: Melba Janet Hogarth. Melba was born in 1928; died on 2 Feb 2011 in Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 5 Feb 2011 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Aubrey B. Nesbitt. Aubrey (son of Edward T. Nesbitt and Ida Poff) was born on 29 Oct 1921; died on 22 Feb 2007; was buried in United Cemeteries, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Medical):Drowned as result of a capsized boat in a fishing accident on the Mississippi River.

Died:
1980, Wednesday May 14, The Almonte Gazette front page
Fisherman drowns in Mississippi River
A 57-year-old Carleton Place man drowned, late Sunday afternoon, after his boat capsized as he attempted to anchor it in the fast-flowing Mississippi River. Dead is Wallace Keith Barker of 25 Charles Street. Carleton Place Police Chief Ray McIsaac said Monday that Barker had apparently launched his boat from a spot near the sewage plant to do some fishing. He moved to a position behind William Street. About 5 pm he attempted to stop the boat by throwing the anchor out the back into the current, McIsaac said. The pull of the current on the anchor forced the back of the boat into the water, it quickly filled and capsize. Barker, who was not wearing a lifejacket, was thrown into the water and was unable to swim to shore. Other fisherman on shore witnessed the mishap heard cries for help and alerted authorities, but by the time police and Carleton Place Ocean Wave Fire Volunteers arrived it was too late. One witness to the tragedy was Bill Stewart who lives on Highway 29 near the Appleton cutoff. Overturned He said he was "shooting the breeze with a young lad," while he fished and took note of the boat as it made its way up river. He went back to his fishing and when he looked again (just after first noticing the craft) all he could see was a floating object "either a gas can or life-jacket." The Stewart noticed the stricken man trying to make it for shore through the fast-flowing, ice cold water. He said he seemed to be making way, but suddenly disappeared beneath the dark waters. Another local resident, Dave Stanley, was on shore and saw the boat overturn. He told the police that he quickly launched his own boat and chased Barker, who was being carried along by the current. However Stanley was unable to get to him as he disappeared beneath the surface. Police, firefighters and civilian volunteers used a variety of craft to search the river and the shoreline all the way from the area of the tragedy to Mississippi Wonderland, opposite the Mississippi Golf Club Scores of people lined both sides of the river to watch the grim search, but nothing was found and police called off the effort until Monday morning. Some searching resumed as early as 6 am, with fire volunteers having been asked to come back in the morning with their boats to aid in the task. Police set stop-logs in as the dam to cut down on the current in order to aid in the effort.
Body Found
A full search was underway by 7:45 am and half and hour later the body was discovered in five feet of water near the end of William Street (not far from where the tragedy occurred) by Deputy Fire Chief Don Ferrill. Diver from the Ontario Provincial Police would have been called had the initial search failed Monday. Lanark County Coroner Dr M.N. White of Carleton Place attended at the scene on Monday morning. An autopsy was performed and drowning was officially cited as the cause of death. A police department spokesman said an inquest in unlikely. Wallace Barker is survived by his mother Mrs Georgina Barker, one brother Alan and three sisters Ruth (Mrs Allan McDougall); Isobel (Mrs Aubrey Nesbitt) and Helen (Mrs Kenneth J. Drummond) all of Carleton Place. Remains rested at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place until this afternoon when service was held in the chapel at 3 pm Interment Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte.

Family/Spouse: Kenneth J. Drummond. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _STAT: Never Married

Family/Spouse: Rob Messervey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
1978, Wednesday October 25, The Almonte Gazette page 6
DEATH
BARKER ? The result of an accident, in Ramsay Township on Saturday, October 21, 1978, James Alan Barker, in his 18th year, beloved son of Alan and Melba Barker (nee Hogarth). Much loved brother of Janet; dear grandson of Mrs. Robert Barker. Rested at his home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, Ontario until 12 noon Tuesday. Thence to rest at Zion Memorial United Church where service was held at 2 p.m. Interment Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte.

1978, Wednesday October 25, The Almonte Gazette front page
Manslaughter Charge Laid in Shooting Death of 17 Year Old Carleton Place Youth
Carleton Place residents were shaken after learning last weekend of the shooting death of Jamie Alan Barker, 17-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Alan Barker of 19 McArthur, Carleton Place. A close friend of the deceased youth, 17-year-old Mark Dumais of R.R. 1, Carleton Place appeared in court on Monday charged with manslaughter in connection with the shooting. He was released on his own recognizance. Preliminary hearing will be held in Perth on November 28th. The shooting took place about 6.15 p.m. last Saturday in a gravel pit near the ninth line of Ramsay Township about five mile from Carleton Place. The two youths, described as "close friends" had left the Barker home about 4 p.m. with the family car to do some target practice. Both had 22 cal. rifles with them. According to Perth Coroner, James Tweedie, Barker died instantly from a single gunshot wound in the head. He was struck near the car with a 22 cal. bullet. Police say that Dumais immediately went to summon help and was at the scene when Perth detachment O.P.P. arrived. Dt.-Sgt. Ted Noack of the Perth detachment felt that there was target practice involved in the incident. He indicated the two youths were some distance apart when the shooting occurred. The investigation is continuing. The victim was a grade 12 student at South Carleton High School in Richmond. Until this year he attended Carleton Place and District High School. He is survived by his parents, Alan and Melba Barker and a 15-year-old sister, Janet. Mark Dumais is a grade 11 student at Carleton Place and District High School. His father, Pierre Dumais said the boy was very distraught over the shooting. He said the two "were very close friends" and felt the shooting had to be an accident. Funeral services for James Barker were held from his home, the Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Ave., Carleton Place, to Zion Memorial United Church where service was held Tuesday at 2 p.m. Interment was in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte.