Courtland - Frederick Nichlson "Ticky" Barker, 78, died November 21, 2009 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Franklin, he was the son of the late Frederick Nichlson and Susie Parker Barker and was predeceased by his sister, Betty Anne Fraser. He was a retired weight inforcement officer for the Virginia State Police and a member of the Virginia Fraternal Order of Police Robert A. Hill Lodge # 56. Fred was also a member of the Founders and Patriots of America, a member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, a member of the Southampton County Historical Society, a fifty year Mason with the Courtland Masonic Lodge # 85, and a member of the Manry Hunt Club.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 51 years, Jean Allen Barker; his daughter, Holly Barker Dawson (Joseph): his son, Frederick Nichlson "Nicky" Barker, III; and two grandchildren, Thomas and Jade Dawson.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 pm Tuesday at Courtland United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Gordon officiating. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery. The Virginia State Police will serve as pallbearers and Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 pm Monday at Wright Funeral Home with Masonic Rites being held at 6:30 pm. Memorials may be made to Robert A. Hill Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 56, 22227 Main Street, Courtland, Va. 23837, or American Heart Association, 500 Plume Street East, Suite 110, Norfolk, Va. 23510.