During WWII, 2Lt Barker was a member of the 308th FA, 78th Division and served in the European Theater. Bronze Star
Korean War; Silver Star
FAYETTEVILLE - Dan Taylor Barker, Sr., beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, died peacefully Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Born near Oxford on Dec. 31, 1921, Mr. Barker was the third of nine children of Charles Macon Barker Sr. and Mabel Hart Barker.
After graduating from Oxford High School in 1940, he left his family's Granville County tobacco farm to study at Elon College until his education was interrupted when he reported to Fort Bragg for the beginning of his military service in 1942. During World War II, Mr. Barker served as a forward observer with the 308th Field Artillery Battalion of the 78th Infantry Division. In November 1944, he landed in France with the "Lightning Division" and fought for 130 days of continuous combat in the Hürtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, the Rhine River crossing at Remagen and, finally, in the capture of Germany's industrial Ruhr Valley. Shortly after crossing the Remagen Bridge, he was awarded the Bronze Star medal and Oak Leaf Cluster for bravery in the face of heavy enemy fire, and received a battlefield commission as a second lieutenant. He finished his European duty in Berlin and returned home to North Carolina in April 1946.
After resuming his education at UNC-Chapel Hill on the G.I. Bill and graduating with a commerce degree in 1949, Mr. Barker was recalled to active duty during the Korean War, serving as a first lieutenant and then captain with the 8th Field Artillery Battalion of the 25th Infantry "Tropic Lightning" Division from February 1951 to May 1952. While under attack by heavily fortified enemy forces on the night of April 27, 1951, he earned the Silver Star medal for gallantry in action. Finally completing his military service in 1952, Mr. Barker again returned to North Carolina and joined the Raleigh accounting firm of A.M. Pullen and Co. He was transferred to Fayetteville in 1955 and later started his own accounting firm, Dan T. Barker and Co. In 1981, he merged his firm with McGladrey Hendrickson and Pullen CPAs, eventually retiring as a partner in 1986. From 1986 until his death, he remained actively engaged in real estate, tree farming and community service, as well as spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren. Mr. Barker was an active member of Hay Street United Methodist Church since 1959 and served on various church boards. He also served at various times as a board member of FAHEC, Cumberland Community Foundation, Cape Fear Valley Hospital and The Fayetteville YMCA. Mr. Barker is survived by Ellenor Terry Barker, his devoted wife of more than 50 years; his sons, Dan T. Barker Jr. and wife Knox of Greensboro, Reid T. Barker of Atlanta and Thomas R. Barker and wife Kathleen of Raleigh; his daughter, Ellen Barker Brown and husband Coley of Columbia S.C.; his eight grandchildren, Taylor, Emilie and Mary Katharine of Greensboro, Macon and Thomas of Raleigh, and Ellie, Sarah and Coley Jr. of Columbia; his sister, Celestia B. Knott of Raleigh; and his brother, Laurie B. Barker of Oxford. Mr. Barker was preceded in death by his brothers, Roy, Charles Jr., Jerry, Douglas and Ollie; and his sister, Jean, all of Oxford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today, April 8, 2010, at Hay Street United Methodist Church, 320 Hay St., with the Rev. David Harvin officiating. A reception and visitation at the church will follow. The family also will receive visitors at other times at the home. Funeral arrangements are being provided by Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home of Fayetteville. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hay Street United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 456, Fayetteville NC 28302; or to Cumberland Community Foundation, P.O. Box 2345, Fayetteville, NC 28302.
Published in Fayetteville Observer from April 7 to April 8, 2010 e-mail print
Korean War; Silver Star
FAYETTEVILLE - Dan Taylor Barker, Sr., beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, died peacefully Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Born near Oxford on Dec. 31, 1921, Mr. Barker was the third of nine children of Charles Macon Barker Sr. and Mabel Hart Barker.
After graduating from Oxford High School in 1940, he left his family's Granville County tobacco farm to study at Elon College until his education was interrupted when he reported to Fort Bragg for the beginning of his military service in 1942. During World War II, Mr. Barker served as a forward observer with the 308th Field Artillery Battalion of the 78th Infantry Division. In November 1944, he landed in France with the "Lightning Division" and fought for 130 days of continuous combat in the Hürtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, the Rhine River crossing at Remagen and, finally, in the capture of Germany's industrial Ruhr Valley. Shortly after crossing the Remagen Bridge, he was awarded the Bronze Star medal and Oak Leaf Cluster for bravery in the face of heavy enemy fire, and received a battlefield commission as a second lieutenant. He finished his European duty in Berlin and returned home to North Carolina in April 1946.
After resuming his education at UNC-Chapel Hill on the G.I. Bill and graduating with a commerce degree in 1949, Mr. Barker was recalled to active duty during the Korean War, serving as a first lieutenant and then captain with the 8th Field Artillery Battalion of the 25th Infantry "Tropic Lightning" Division from February 1951 to May 1952. While under attack by heavily fortified enemy forces on the night of April 27, 1951, he earned the Silver Star medal for gallantry in action. Finally completing his military service in 1952, Mr. Barker again returned to North Carolina and joined the Raleigh accounting firm of A.M. Pullen and Co. He was transferred to Fayetteville in 1955 and later started his own accounting firm, Dan T. Barker and Co. In 1981, he merged his firm with McGladrey Hendrickson and Pullen CPAs, eventually retiring as a partner in 1986. From 1986 until his death, he remained actively engaged in real estate, tree farming and community service, as well as spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren. Mr. Barker was an active member of Hay Street United Methodist Church since 1959 and served on various church boards. He also served at various times as a board member of FAHEC, Cumberland Community Foundation, Cape Fear Valley Hospital and The Fayetteville YMCA. Mr. Barker is survived by Ellenor Terry Barker, his devoted wife of more than 50 years; his sons, Dan T. Barker Jr. and wife Knox of Greensboro, Reid T. Barker of Atlanta and Thomas R. Barker and wife Kathleen of Raleigh; his daughter, Ellen Barker Brown and husband Coley of Columbia S.C.; his eight grandchildren, Taylor, Emilie and Mary Katharine of Greensboro, Macon and Thomas of Raleigh, and Ellie, Sarah and Coley Jr. of Columbia; his sister, Celestia B. Knott of Raleigh; and his brother, Laurie B. Barker of Oxford. Mr. Barker was preceded in death by his brothers, Roy, Charles Jr., Jerry, Douglas and Ollie; and his sister, Jean, all of Oxford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today, April 8, 2010, at Hay Street United Methodist Church, 320 Hay St., with the Rev. David Harvin officiating. A reception and visitation at the church will follow. The family also will receive visitors at other times at the home. Funeral arrangements are being provided by Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home of Fayetteville. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hay Street United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 456, Fayetteville NC 28302; or to Cumberland Community Foundation, P.O. Box 2345, Fayetteville, NC 28302.
Published in Fayetteville Observer from April 7 to April 8, 2010 e-mail print
During WWII, 2Lt Barker was a member of the 308th FA, 78th Division and served in the European Theater. Bronze Star
Korean War; Silver Star
FAYETTEVILLE - Dan Taylor Barker, Sr., beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, died peacefully Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Born near Oxford on Dec. 31, 1921, Mr. Barker was the third of nine children of Charles Macon Barker Sr. and Mabel Hart Barker.
After graduating from Oxford High School in 1940, he left his family's Granville County tobacco farm to study at Elon College until his education was interrupted when he reported to Fort Bragg for the beginning of his military service in 1942. During World War II, Mr. Barker served as a forward observer with the 308th Field Artillery Battalion of the 78th Infantry Division. In November 1944, he landed in France with the "Lightning Division" and fought for 130 days of continuous combat in the Hürtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, the Rhine River crossing at Remagen and, finally, in the capture of Germany's industrial Ruhr Valley. Shortly after crossing the Remagen Bridge, he was awarded the Bronze Star medal and Oak Leaf Cluster for bravery in the face of heavy enemy fire, and received a battlefield commission as a second lieutenant. He finished his European duty in Berlin and returned home to North Carolina in April 1946.
After resuming his education at UNC-Chapel Hill on the G.I. Bill and graduating with a commerce degree in 1949, Mr. Barker was recalled to active duty during the Korean War, serving as a first lieutenant and then captain with the 8th Field Artillery Battalion of the 25th Infantry "Tropic Lightning" Division from February 1951 to May 1952. While under attack by heavily fortified enemy forces on the night of April 27, 1951, he earned the Silver Star medal for gallantry in action. Finally completing his military service in 1952, Mr. Barker again returned to North Carolina and joined the Raleigh accounting firm of A.M. Pullen and Co. He was transferred to Fayetteville in 1955 and later started his own accounting firm, Dan T. Barker and Co. In 1981, he merged his firm with McGladrey Hendrickson and Pullen CPAs, eventually retiring as a partner in 1986. From 1986 until his death, he remained actively engaged in real estate, tree farming and community service, as well as spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren. Mr. Barker was an active member of Hay Street United Methodist Church since 1959 and served on various church boards. He also served at various times as a board member of FAHEC, Cumberland Community Foundation, Cape Fear Valley Hospital and The Fayetteville YMCA. Mr. Barker is survived by Ellenor Terry Barker, his devoted wife of more than 50 years; his sons, Dan T. Barker Jr. and wife Knox of Greensboro, Reid T. Barker of Atlanta and Thomas R. Barker and wife Kathleen of Raleigh; his daughter, Ellen Barker Brown and husband Coley of Columbia S.C.; his eight grandchildren, Taylor, Emilie and Mary Katharine of Greensboro, Macon and Thomas of Raleigh, and Ellie, Sarah and Coley Jr. of Columbia; his sister, Celestia B. Knott of Raleigh; and his brother, Laurie B. Barker of Oxford. Mr. Barker was preceded in death by his brothers, Roy, Charles Jr., Jerry, Douglas and Ollie; and his sister, Jean, all of Oxford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today, April 8, 2010, at Hay Street United Methodist Church, 320 Hay St., with the Rev. David Harvin officiating. A reception and visitation at the church will follow. The family also will receive visitors at other times at the home. Funeral arrangements are being provided by Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home of Fayetteville. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hay Street United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 456, Fayetteville NC 28302; or to Cumberland Community Foundation, P.O. Box 2345, Fayetteville, NC 28302.
Published in Fayetteville Observer from April 7 to April 8, 2010 e-mail print
Korean War; Silver Star
FAYETTEVILLE - Dan Taylor Barker, Sr., beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, died peacefully Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Born near Oxford on Dec. 31, 1921, Mr. Barker was the third of nine children of Charles Macon Barker Sr. and Mabel Hart Barker.
After graduating from Oxford High School in 1940, he left his family's Granville County tobacco farm to study at Elon College until his education was interrupted when he reported to Fort Bragg for the beginning of his military service in 1942. During World War II, Mr. Barker served as a forward observer with the 308th Field Artillery Battalion of the 78th Infantry Division. In November 1944, he landed in France with the "Lightning Division" and fought for 130 days of continuous combat in the Hürtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, the Rhine River crossing at Remagen and, finally, in the capture of Germany's industrial Ruhr Valley. Shortly after crossing the Remagen Bridge, he was awarded the Bronze Star medal and Oak Leaf Cluster for bravery in the face of heavy enemy fire, and received a battlefield commission as a second lieutenant. He finished his European duty in Berlin and returned home to North Carolina in April 1946.
After resuming his education at UNC-Chapel Hill on the G.I. Bill and graduating with a commerce degree in 1949, Mr. Barker was recalled to active duty during the Korean War, serving as a first lieutenant and then captain with the 8th Field Artillery Battalion of the 25th Infantry "Tropic Lightning" Division from February 1951 to May 1952. While under attack by heavily fortified enemy forces on the night of April 27, 1951, he earned the Silver Star medal for gallantry in action. Finally completing his military service in 1952, Mr. Barker again returned to North Carolina and joined the Raleigh accounting firm of A.M. Pullen and Co. He was transferred to Fayetteville in 1955 and later started his own accounting firm, Dan T. Barker and Co. In 1981, he merged his firm with McGladrey Hendrickson and Pullen CPAs, eventually retiring as a partner in 1986. From 1986 until his death, he remained actively engaged in real estate, tree farming and community service, as well as spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren. Mr. Barker was an active member of Hay Street United Methodist Church since 1959 and served on various church boards. He also served at various times as a board member of FAHEC, Cumberland Community Foundation, Cape Fear Valley Hospital and The Fayetteville YMCA. Mr. Barker is survived by Ellenor Terry Barker, his devoted wife of more than 50 years; his sons, Dan T. Barker Jr. and wife Knox of Greensboro, Reid T. Barker of Atlanta and Thomas R. Barker and wife Kathleen of Raleigh; his daughter, Ellen Barker Brown and husband Coley of Columbia S.C.; his eight grandchildren, Taylor, Emilie and Mary Katharine of Greensboro, Macon and Thomas of Raleigh, and Ellie, Sarah and Coley Jr. of Columbia; his sister, Celestia B. Knott of Raleigh; and his brother, Laurie B. Barker of Oxford. Mr. Barker was preceded in death by his brothers, Roy, Charles Jr., Jerry, Douglas and Ollie; and his sister, Jean, all of Oxford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today, April 8, 2010, at Hay Street United Methodist Church, 320 Hay St., with the Rev. David Harvin officiating. A reception and visitation at the church will follow. The family also will receive visitors at other times at the home. Funeral arrangements are being provided by Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home of Fayetteville. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hay Street United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 456, Fayetteville NC 28302; or to Cumberland Community Foundation, P.O. Box 2345, Fayetteville, NC 28302.
Published in Fayetteville Observer from April 7 to April 8, 2010 e-mail print
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