Barker, Cleo Cecil (Baughman)

BARKER, BAUGHMAN, BAYLOR, PECK

Posted By: Ann Selvig (email)
Date: 5/27/2026 at 12:59:19

Barker, Cleo Cecil (Baughman), 97, of Centerville, died Sunday, March 3, 2002, at the Golden Age Care Center. She was born November 5, 1904 on a farm west of Promise City, the youngest child of William and Lydia (Baylor) Baughman. She graduated from Promise City High School in 1920 and Corydon High School in 1922. She attended Simpson College in Indianola and graduated from a normal course. She taught school for 22 years in Wayne, Appanoose and Henry counties. She married Jesse Oren Peck of Crawfordsville, March 1, 1946. They moved to a farm south of Centerville in March 1948. He preceded her in death April 9, 1964. She moved into Centerville and was a substitute teacher in Centerville Schools and became the children's librarian at the Drake Public Library for over 5 years. She married Charles Barker, August 9, 1982. He preceded her in death August 29, 2001. Surviving are a stepson, Ronald Barker and his wife Marilyn; 3 step-grandchildren; a niece, Roberta Hupp Taylor; 2 nephews, Robert and Max Hupp; and other relatives. Also preceding her in death were her parents; 6 sisters, Malesse, Ola, Etta, Martha, Laura and Eliza; 3 brothers, Leonard, Leon and James; 3 nieces, Dorothy Richardson Killion, Betty Richardson Patterson and Eloise Baughman Langloss; and a nephew, William Richardson. She was a member of Centerville First United Methodist Church, the Wayne County Historical Society, Retired Teachers Organization and the 18-80 Club of Centerville. Funeral was held at the Randolph Funeral Home in Seymour with Rev. Jim Gubser officiating. Burial was in the Promise City Cemetery. Memorials were given to the Promise City Cemetery or to a memorial of the donor's choice.

Transcribed from:
Biographical Record of Residents of Johns Township and Surrounding area
(Appanoose and Wayne Counties, Iowa)
2nd Edition
By Willis and Richard Gorden