William Muecke Barker Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2023-04-14T14:00:00
End: 2023-04-14T15:00:00
Location: First Presbyterian Church

We are sad to announce that on April 3, 2023, at the age of 81, William Muecke Barker (Chattanooga, Tennessee) passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of William Muecke Barker to pay them a last tribute.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, William Frank Barker and Eleanor Carpenter Barker; his children, John Edward Barker (Michelle), David Muecke Barker (Mary) and Martha Barker Usher (Chris); his grandchildren, Caroline Hope Barker, Bradley John Barker, Emily Wood Barker, James Alexander Usher, Grace Elizabeth Barker, Catherine Hope Usher, William Davenport Barker and Eleanor Grace Usher; his half-brother Brian Barker; his cousins, Wanda Gentry, Mary Keith Bowen, Jim Davis, Larry Rigsby and Joan Stucky; and his brother Frank Edward Barker.

Donations for a scholarship to honor Chief Justice Barker may be made to the UC Foundation, 615 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga 37403 (give.utc.edu/mbarker) or World Missions at First Presbyterian Church, 554 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga 37403.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Lane Funeral Home & Crematory

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April 11, 2023

Paul Ritch wrote a sympathy message

“Chief Justice Barker will be long remembered and respected by all who knew him. I am fortunate to have called him my friend. My condolences to Cathy and the family. He is not "dead". He is just "not here". He just stopped breathing and started living! Paul A. Ritch”