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Funeral Service was held in the United Church, Glen Ewen, on Sunday, August 28, 1932, at the hour of 3 P.M.,
interment following in the Glen Ewen cemetery.

The following is the obituary of Alice Atkinson:

There passed away on Friday, August 26, a respected pioneer, resident of the Glen Ewen district in the person of Mrs. Alice Jane Atkinson-Barker, beloved wife of Thomas James Barker, whose death took place at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Wood, following a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Barker was born in Halton County, Ontario, April 16, 1865. She came west with her parents in 1879, the family settling at Clearwater, Manitoba. In 1886 she moved to Coulter, Manitoba, where she met Mr. Barker and was happily married. Following their marriage, they moved to the Glen Ewen district, where the deceased resided up to the time of her death.

The late Mrs. Barker was numbered among the estimable residents of the district. A lady of quiet, unassuming manner, of sterling worth and character-ever ready to help in time of need and distress, she made many friends who will deeply mourn her passing.

Besides a sorrowing husband, she leaves to mourn her death five daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Dunn of Spruce Lake, Saskatchewan; Mrs. Joseph Hill, Mrs. Walter Wood, Mrs. John Best, Mrs. Herb Atkinson, all of Glen Ewen, Saskatchewan and one son, Percy of Carievale. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Frank Elliott of Vancouver, B.C. One daughter, Mrs. Clara (Arthur) Best predeceased her in 1926.

The funeral service was held from the Glen Ewen United Church on Sunday, August 28, Reverend J. Hamilton officiating. His message was one of comfort to the bereaved. Mr. Alex Paton sang very feelingly, "The Lord Is My Shepherd." Following the service, the remains were conveyed to the Glen Ewen cemetery where interment was made. The pallbearers, old friends of the deceased, were Messrs, E. McIlmoyl, J. W. Hill, W. J. Dawson, Chas Hull, J. H. Good and Alex Walker.

Many floral tributes covered the casket, testifying to the esteem in which the departed one was held in the community.

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