Bill Barker passed away at age 92 on July 14, 2017 in Santa Rosa, Calif. He was born to Wesley and Mabel (Kappen) Barker in Eureka Springs, Ark., on Nov. 19, 1924.
He was the dearly beloved husband of 67 years of Berta (Sanders) Barker; loving father of Bill Barker, Jr., (Nancy) of Eagle Rock, Mo., and Patricia Barker Reed (Ted) of Novato, Calif.; adored grandfather of seven and great grandfather of seven; loving brother of Ruth Kapity of Zion, Ill.; preceded in death by his parents and brothers Jack (Conway, Ark.), Gray (Oklahoma City), and Gene Barker (Eureka Springs); daughter Bonnie Barker Beckett (Rick) of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Bill earned his honorable discharge in 1946 from the US Navy after serving in Pearl Harbor in WWII from June 1943. He was a member of the American Legion and the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Akron, Ohio. He earned his BS degree in Business Administration/Accounting at the University of Arkansas.
Bill moved his family to Akron in 1957 and lived there until 2013. In Akron he earned his CPA, worked as an accountant for Chilton, Stump and Davario, and later for Touche Ross, then for his own companies.
He enjoyed fishing and hunting, and was an avid golfer.
He will be greatly missed. Interment held at Santa Rosa Memorial Park, Santa Rosa, Calif. If desired, donations in his memory may be made to the American Heart Association