Johnny Barker

Johnny Barker was born July 27, 1928, in New Albany, Mississippi to the late Ira Lee and Mary Ella Barker (Nee: Mosley) He was a graduate of J.F. Felix High School in Marion, Arkansas. He also attended Lemoyne-Owen College in Memphis Tennessee. After retiring from J.I. Case, he worked with the Racine Urban League, and the Community Action Program (CAP) of Racine. He was an army veteran and a long-life member of The American Legion.

Johnny was a kind and friendly individual who enjoyed lending a hand to others. He loved sports, cooking, fishing, and listening to jazz and gospel music, among other things.

In addition to his parents, also preceding him in death are his Stepfather: Ollie Shareef: Sisters: Mary Lee Jamison, Dhameera Shakoor, Ruth Hazel Barker, and his stepsister Ollie Mae. Brother: Joe Barker: Stepbrothers: Willie Earl, and Arthur Lee Towner: Brother in-laws: Freddie Jamison, and Eddie Hendrix.

He leaves to cherish his memory: Siblings: Magnolia Williams, Mable Hendrix, and Emma Jean Barker all of Racine: Shelia Nelson-Sudmine of East St. Louis, Illinois, and Pearlene Lee of Illinois: One brother in-law: Qadeem Shakoor I of Racine, and sister in-law: Beverly (Connie) Barker of Illinois, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Johnny departed this life on December 30, 2023.

Funeral Services celebrating Johnny’s life will be held at 11:00 am. Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at Wayman AME Church, 424 N. Memorial Dr., with Rev. Ernest Ni’A officiating. Relatives and friends are welcome to meet with the family for Visitation, Wednesday, 10:00 am until time of service at the church. Interment with Full Military Honors will be held 11:00 am, Thursday, January 11, 2023 at the Southern Wisconsin Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, town of Dover.

The family of Johnny Barker wishes to express a very, very, special warm and heartfelt appreciation for the outstanding care rendered to our beloved Johnny in his time of need. Among these special people are; his nephew Harold, and caretakers Gloria, Willie Mae, Shannon and Josephine.