Kay F. Barker

            Kay Francis Barker, age 81, of Taylorsville, transitioned from this life on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at Iredell Memorial Hospital after an extended illness.

            Kay was born December 2, 1943, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Cecil Barker and Hattie Hines Barker.

            Kay was a 1962 graduate of Happy Plains High School, Taylorsville, NC. She was the Valedictorian of the class following high school she attended Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, NC. Kay was of the Baptist faith and a former member of New Zion Baptist Church. She worked at Beaunit Mills which was acquired by Burlington in Statesville, where she retired. She continued to work at Millersville Daycare, and Alexander County Head-start.

            Including her parents, she was preceded in death by: her sisters, Emma Lee Mauney, Clara Barker Little; her brothers, Lainey Barker, Jimmy Barker, and Phillip Barker and a number of nieces and nephews.

            Those left to cherish Kay’s memories are her sisters, Martha Jane Howell of Taylorsville, and Elizabeth Ann Howard (Sterling) of Taylorsville; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends; her fur baby, Chloe.

            The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, November 1, 2025, in the Adams Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor William Little-Eulogist and Pastor Jerry Ellis-Officiating. Burial will follow in the New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery.

            The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. prior to the service.

            Memorials may be made to: American Cancer Society, Taylorsville Chapter, c/o Kendra Dyson, 57 Kendra Lane, Taylorsville, NC 28681.

            Condolences may be sent to: www.adamsfunerals.com.

            Adams Funeral Home and Cremation Services are honored to be serving the family of Kay F. Barker.

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