Dr. Currie Dean Barker

Dean was born September 1, 1929 in Alamance County to the late Paul Gilliam Barker and Myrtle Wagoner Barker. In addition to his parents, Dean was preceded in death by his sister, Nancy Barker Hall, and brothers, Thomas Wayne Barker and Charles Ervin Barker, and his daughter, Sandra Barker Reutzel

Dean graduated from Elon College and the Southern College of Optometry and practiced optometry over 35 years in Graham, Southport/Oak Island and High Point. He was a member of Ocean View United Methodist Church where he once served on the Board of Trustees and participated on disaster teams and various church committees. A man with a servant’s heart, he also served in various organizations including the Graham Jaycees, Oak Island Lions Club and Habitat for Humanity. He was an avid fisherman and private pilot.

He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Dorothy Warren Barker; daughter Diane Barker Tripp (Roger) of Lexington, NC; daughter Valorie Barker Hallenbeck of Cary, NC; sister Doris Barker Roscoe of Sanford, NC; granddaughters Lauren Ashley Whitley (Matthew) of Durham, NC and Kathryn Reutzel Smith (Ken) of Raleigh, NC; grandson Christopher Dean Reutzel (Candice) of Angier, NC; and 5 great-grandchildren.

A private service for family will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, July 30 at Ocean View United Methodist Church.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Ocean View United Methodist Church and LifeCare’s SECU Hospice House of Brunswick (955 Mercy Lane, Bolivia, NC). A heartfelt thanks to the medical staffs at NHRMH and Dosher Memorial for the dedicated care he received.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com for the Barker family.

Peacock-Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service Southport, NC.