www.abernathyaaron.comOlive L. Barker was born October 26, 1937 in
Coyle, Oklahoma to Carrie Brisby Short. She passed away February 9,
2014 in Dover, Oklahoma at the age of 76 years.
Olive was born and raised in this area and attended and
graduated from Crescent Public Schools. After graduation she met
the love of her life Charles Barker. They were united in
marriage in 1956. She then worked for Pioneer Telephone as a
switchboard operator for several years. Olive then managed
several restaurants and was known to many as “Ma Barker”. Later
in life she volunteered at the Dover Public School as the
librarian then she retired and became a devoted housewife. Olive
loved basketball especially OU and the OKC Thunder. She loved
spending time with her family and her grandchildren were the
light of her life.
Survivors include her husband, Charles of the home; two
daughters, Sara Jech and husband Danny of Kingfisher and
Tammie Gibson and husband Terrance of Dover; two
sisters, Pearl Smith of Dover and JoAnn Houser and
husband Dick of Hawthorne, CA; two brothers, Robert
Short and wife Jan of Hallsville, TX and Charles Clawson
and wife Donita of Duncan, OK; four grandchildren, Jodie
Blevins, Ryan Gibson, Travis Gibson, and Lorraine
Brzozowske; six great grandchildren. She is preceded in
death by her mother, two brothers, and one great
grandson.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday,
February 13, 2014 at the Crescent First Baptist
Church with Rev. Chauncey Moody officiating. Burial
will follow in the Banner Cemetery. Services are
under the direction of Abernathy Aaron Funeral Home
in Crescent. In lieu of flowers the family would
like memorials to be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis
Foundation – www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org
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