Barker, Leora (Jul 5, 1899 – Nov 14, 1966)

LEORA BARKER HOUSE

She always wore an apron and was always neat and clean. She looked
dressed up even doing the family washing. She wore earrings and
necklace and high heel shoes day in and day out, she said her arches
were too high for flat shoes.

Her hair being thin was hard to handle and she never was able to fix it
herself, so either a cousin La Von, Lorraine and Betty helped her with
it.

Lorraine said she never saw her mother's hair turn gray as she always
had Betty dye it dark brown. I guess in away, this was her pride
showing, as it was the only false thing about her.

In her bedroom the[re] was a music box that her children enjoyed listening to.

Lorraine remembers walking home from Sacrament Meeting. A man and lady
we did not know passed our mother, dad and we children, said to
themselves "I'll bet they just got married" they were talking about our
mother and dad who were holding hands, we thought that was the funniest
thing we had ever heard. They never walked any where without holding
hands, or did dad ever leave our home (even to go water the lawn)
without kissing my mom, no matter what she was doing.

Her church jobs at the Brigham 4th Ward were teaching Primary, Sunday School and working in Relief Society.

When the children were married and moved away she and Clay enjoyed
visiting with their grandchildren in Brigham and Ogden. There were
several visits to St. George where Lorraine and her family lived.

March 10, 1965 her husband passed away and she spent her time visiting
her children and grandchildren until her death on November 14, 1966.
Her funeral services were on November 17th and she was buried next to
her husband in the Brigham Cemetery.