Terry Lea Barker

A memorial will be held on January 18, 2020 at Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors located at 5400 Bell St., Amarillo, Texas at 2pm.

Terri was born on October 1, 1953 in Amarillo, Texas to Peggy Bralley Tomlinson and Tommy Tomlinson. Terri was a rodeo cowgirl in the 60s and 70s. She ran barrels and poles in high school. After graduating from Amarillo High School in 1971 she ran on an amateur circuit and won her share of barrel races. Terri had a horse named Ever Ready Bob, Terri’s Chance, and her last horse was named Circulator “Sir”, for short.

Terri began working at High Plains Hospital in 1981 and she was the unit clerk. After her employment with the hospital, Terri branched out and started her own travel business, TLC Travel on November 3, 1986. She travelled to many many places all over the world and made many memories with her friends and family. With the internet becoming the way of the future, and the need for travel agents lessening, Terri left the travel industry and began working for Family Support Services. She remained with them for almost 17 years before retiring for good.

Terris’s grandmother, “Mimi” Munhall was a charter member of the Amarillo Junior League, her mother Peggy was a member and in the 1980s, Terri followed suit. In her almost ten years of active membership in the Junior League she served on many community philanthropic placements along with being Funfest Co-Chair of Special Events and a member of the Headquarters Committee which helped in the preservation of Shelton-Houghton House.

Terri married Arthur “Art” Barker in June of 2007 and gained a daughter, Christina Barker, and grand-daughter, Danica in the process. Terri and Art had many adventures together. They enjoyed camping, which led to the purchase of a travel trailer. She also enjoyed the trips to Mexico with Art before his passing on March 4, 2016.

Terri overcame many health obstacles in her later life. On June 1, of 2018, Terri was fortunate enough to receive a heart transplant. Sadly, after 18 months with her new heart, her body rejected it. Her strength and determination were admirable.

Terri was preceded in death by her husband, Art Barker, her father, Tommy Tomlinson, her mother, Peggy Sanford, a brother Mack Sanford, her grandfather, Herschel Tomlinson, her grandmother Ruth Tomlinson, her grandmother Jean Munhall, and her grandfather Sel Munhall, an aunt Nina Merten, and a nephew Selwyn Tomlinson.

Terri is survived by her brother, Rusty Tomlinson of Amarillo, a sister Kathryn Potts, of Amarillo, a sister O’Neal Tomlinson, of Corpus Christi, step daughter Christina Barker, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and step-granddaughter Danica Roybal of Arizona. Her Uncle Don Merten of Indiana, Cousins Tate Merten of Missouri and Mark Merten of Illinois, 3 nieces, 1 nephew and many great-nieces and great-nephews. She was further survived by her lifelong friends Cathy Brazille of Amarillo, Janet Mosier of Clayton, New Mexico, and Cynthia St. Clair of Amarillo.

Terri’s children were four legged and furry. Foster and Frannie will miss her dearly.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be sent to Family Support Services.