Lance Richard Barker

Lance Richard Barker died on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Despite this disease, he had a full and rich life

He was born March 29, 1938 in Sidney, Nebraska. His parents, Ross and Doris Barker, had him baptized on Palm Sunday of that year in the Light Memorial Presbyterian Church where he was confirmed in 1950 and where in 1969 he was ordained into the Ministry of Word and Sacrament of the Presbyterian Church. He attributed his life-long interest in theology to the open mindedness of his Sunday school teachers and to the encouragement of his public scho...