You both are an amazing Father and Mother who love your children and grandchildren!! The Lord Jesus Christ has guided you both in your endeavors and Dick has won his battle and now with our Lord Jesus Christ! How strong he was during his time on earth. Janie, you are an amazing WIFE standing by your husband through his Journey to meet our savior. Your strength during this time has encouraged me in ways I cannot express. We love you!

JileanBobbi Barker
Daughter in Law!

I’m so sorry for your loss

Janie. So sorry. Your loss, Heavens gain . If we could see him now. We had good times worshipping our Savior. Love and prayers. Lois and Homer Hammers.

Just sending love and prayers, I know you all have some wonderful memories ❤️
Tammy Freeman

my prayers thought are with you all I’m so sorry for your loss.

Prayers and love to your family during this difficult time. ❤️🙏🏻

Dick,
You have been here on earth a precious man of faith in your love for our Jesus, a man of honor, integrity and kindness. Now you are walking in glory with our Savior Jesus Christ and are part of that great cloud of witnesses. I will always treasure the times John and I had with you and the times I’ve had with your precious wife Janie and all your family.
To you Janie, Cindy,Tim and Sandi, you were blessed for a beautiful time with a pearl of great worth. May his memory and his identity in Christ his Savior be a guide for you all in this life as you also prepare for eternity as he so gracefully did.
With deep sincerity and love,
Annette Murray

Sandi, John,Lauren and Ryan,
So sorry to hear about your wonderful father/grandfather. I am so glad
I got to hear and see him at Laurens graduation on your iPad!
He was so much like my father and we are so lucky to have known
a Dad who loves his family unconditionally. He will forever be your Angel wether it be here on earth or with God. We are all so blessed and grateful.
With deepest sympathy!
Love Darlene,Troy Justin Kyra and Sal

Dick Barker: May 24, 1938—May 22, 2024: Dad spent 86 years on this earth, his last 50, knowing he was going to be with the Lord.
Part 1—Introduction:
I’m Tim Barker, Dick’s son. You all know my dad; that’s why you are here. Thousands upon thousands of stories are floating around in your heads—some of you even share the same ones. But to understand what made my dad the man he was, we must go back… far back… to his father before him.
In 1904, Dad’s father, Myron Barker, was born. Then, in 1957, Myron abruptly died, and Margaret (Dad’s mother) became a widow. Dad became a man that year. From then on, he wanted to be like his dad, “a man’s man,” he always said of him.
In 1961, Dad was drafted into the U.S. Army and served two years. In 1962, Dad married my mother, Janie Nevitt. His first daughter, Cindy, was born the following year—his family was started. In 1966, Tim, his son, was born. Sandi, his second daughter, soon followed—Dick’s family was complete. Then, years later, he was blessed with 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. In 1971, Dad moved his family to Florida, and in late April of that year, he started with the Largo Fire Department and served 25 years.
Part 2—man of God:
My dad was a man of God according to Galatians 5:16, which says, I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
On Tuesday night, around 9 o’clock, on the 14th of May, my dad was tired and went to bed. About 20 minutes later, he walked out and said, “I feel great.” So, my mom and I talked with him. He asked about the mansions in heaven. John 14:2 (KJV) In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
This is what I told him:
Back in 1611, when the KJV translators translated the Bible into English, they gave a copy to King James, and he was disappointed with the passage John 14:2. It originally read “houses,” not mansions. Not wanting to disappoint the king, they went along with his suggestion. He said something like: “I’m a king, and I don’t live in houses; kings live in mansions.”
Then I told him when the body is worn out, we can’t raise our hands to praise God due to infirmity or weakness. This is why Jesus said, “The Father is seeking those to worship Him in spirit and truth” (John 4:23 & 24). When the body can’t perform those tasks that represent acts of worship, our spirit knows what to do and praises the Father and the Son through the Holy Spirit. The whole discussion that night lasted about five minutes and comforted him. Then he said, “I’m tired and need to go back to bed.” That was one of the last conversations I had with my dad.
Part 3—conclusion—Dad’s favorite Bible verse:
John 14:6 (KJV) Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
As I watched my dad’s cognitive ability decline through the disease process, I began to question the “deathbed confession of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.” I don’t discount that it is possible to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior in that last hour, but now I have come to question what happens when someone loses their ability to understand and reason in their last days. Therefore, I echo my dad’s last thoughts in my closing statement. I say this: know and understand that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father in heaven while you still have the ability to comprehend the Gospel message. My dad said, “John 14:6 is the most important verse in the whole Bible.”
On behalf of my entire family, thank you for attending Dick’s service today.

Janie, Cindy, Tim & Sandy (and all of the beautiful extended family you have created). I was fortunate enough to have spent time with you all through Cindy’s friendship. I feel honored to have had the chance to know Dick. I will always remember the big smile on his face, his fierce love of his family and his dedication to being a pillar of the community. I know he was greeted with open arms when he left this earth and the father saying, “well done, good & faithful servant”.